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2 cases confirmed in school district

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: two • Total cases among staff: zero This week’s case number is two less than last week, which had four confirmed cases of COVID-19. So far, March has seen remarkably fewer cases of COVID, when compared to November. The latter month had the highest number reported in a single week, which was 34. Overall, the number of confirmed cases in the school district is declining. On Feb. 19, there were five confirmed cases. The highest ...

County administers vaccines to everyone older than 67

There are absolutely no outbreaks of COVID-19 at any of the long-term care facilities in Iowa and six days after the state loosened the restrictions on visitation. Iowa Veterans Home Commandant Timon Oujiri said the facility is not 100 percent open yet but visitors are coming in of all ages. Visits still need to be scheduled, as Oujiri said they cannot have hundreds of people arriving. The visitors are also restricted to one location. “We are asking visitors if they would like to be tested and we can do that on the spot,” he said. “If the test is negative, they can come in. ...

2 cases confirmed in MCSD

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: two • Total cases among staff: zero This week’s case number is two less than last week, which had four confirmed cases of COVID-19. So far, March has seen remarkably fewer cases of COVID, when compared to November. The latter month had the highest number reported in a single week, which was 34. Overall, the number of confirmed cases in the school district is declining. On Feb. 19, there were five confirmed cases. The highest ...

Iowa plans to open vaccines to all residents on April 5

JOHNSTON — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that all Iowa residents will be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations on April 5 as long as supply projections are met. The federal government is promising a surge in supply in late March that will enable enough vaccinations to meet much larger demand, Reynolds said. Until then, vaccinations are available only to adults in certain occupations, people older than 65 or those who have qualifying health conditions. Iowa received nearly 119,000 doses during the week of March 1 thanks to an increase in the availability of the new one-dose ...

Mayor to follow lead on lifting mask mandate

It has been more than three months since Mayor Joel Greer made a mayoral proclamation requiring COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Marshalltown. The proclamation, which urges social distancing and wearing masks in public was extended without an expiration date in January. Greer said he is ...

Governments delay access to public records during pandemic

As states prepared to reopen their economies following coronavirus shutdowns last spring, The Associated Press asked governors across the U.S. for records that could shed light on how businesses and health officials influenced their decisions. Nine months later, after several more ...