DES MOINS, Iowa (KCRG) – The total number of Iowans hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus is slowly declining, according to state figures Saturday. As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said the state had recorded a total of 255,009 since the outbreak began. 187,463 people …
Read More »COVID-19 patients in ICU highest in early June, ventilator record high
DES MOINS, Iowa (KCRG) – Hospital admissions were high on Saturday due to a novel coronavirus illness, with thousands more cases and additional deaths reported, according to figures provided by state officials. As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said 4,249 additional cases of COVD-19 had …
Read More »Total COVID-19 cases in Iowa since March hit over 52,000
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Hundreds more Iovans were reported to have tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, adding to a total now more than 52,000 in the state. As of 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, the Iowa Department of Public Health has reported 666 …
Read More »Iowa will not require face masks when schools restart
On Thursday, the Iowa Department of Education released guidelines for reopening schools in the fall that did not include requirements for students or teachers to wear face masks, submit to temperature controls, or practice social distancing. Instead, the state will allow 327 school districts and 119 accredited nonpublic schools to …
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