Iowa continues to see a steep drop in new COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations, the New York Times reported. The state recorded 596 new cases Thursday. Over the past week, the daily average has been 581, down 33 percent from two weeks ago, the Times reported. Deaths are down 57 ...

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: two • Total cases among staff: three Compared to previous weekly COVID reports, the amount of cases has been decreasing. On Feb. 12, there ...

Almost 100 percent of residents at the Iowa Veterans Home have received the COVID-19 vaccine. That is a significant increase over the average percentage of long-term residents getting the vaccine across the country, which is a little more than 70 percent, said Commandant Timon Oujiri. Of ...

JOHNSTON — Within days of abandoning a plan to hire a private company to establish a statewide call center to help residents set up coronavirus vaccine appointments, Iowa officials on Wednesday said they have cancelled a deal with Microsoft Corp. to develop a centralized online system. Gov. ...

Iowa is continuing to make strides in its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, and is now outpacing many other states in administering the shots it has been allocated and received. As of Monday afternoon, Iowa had administered at least 364,150 first doses, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Buildings for Marshalltown High School and Miller Middle School will soon be more full with students than they have since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Marshalltown Community School District will begin 100 percent in-person learning for grades seven through 12 on Tuesday, and educators ...