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COVID-19

Iowa opens vaccines to all adults

DES MOINES — Iowa opened coronavirus vaccination to everyone age 16 and older on Monday, as the state dealt with increasing spread of the virus and a seven-day death rate that was among the highest in the nation. State public health officials reported 68 more deaths on Sunday. Many of those ...

COVID-19 cases in Iowa fall

Iowa’s new COVID-19 cases fell from a spike last week, but hospitalizations and deaths remain high. Iowa’s COVID-19 cases were down 6 percent over the last seven days, the Washington Post reported Monday. The decrease follows a sharp increase last week, when cases were up 33.7 percent ...

MCC prepares vaccinations for students, staff

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is returning to Marshall County, and this time will go to the Marshalltown Community College. Iowa Valley Community College District Chancellor Kristie Fisher said initial conversations between the school and government officials indicated the vaccines will ...

4 COVID cases confirmed in school district

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Thursday: • Total cases among students: four • Total cases among staff: zero This week’s case number is the same as last week, which had four confirmed cases of COVID-19. ...

State withholds nursing home outbreak data

In response to a formal open-records complaint, the Iowa Department of Public Health is continuing to withhold data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing homes. In December 2020, the Iowa Capital Dispatch requested an updated version of the spreadsheet the department maintains on ...