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Iowa’s COVID infections are increasing at an accelerated rate

The number of new, documented COVID-19 infections was at least 28 percent higher in the past week in Iowa than it was the week prior, according to state data published Wednesday. The state reported 3,469 new, weekly confirmed cases among people who were not previously infected by the coronavirus. That’s more than double the state’s reported infection rate nearly two months ago. The total number of infections documented by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services — including new infections among people who had already been infected earlier in the pandemic — might have ...

Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in ‘rebound’ infection

WASHINGTON — The White House announced that President Joe Biden tested positive again for COVID-19 late Saturday morning in what his physician said represented “rebound” positivity. “The President has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well,” his physician, Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, said in a letter to press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre released by the White House. “This being the case, there is no reason to reinitiate treatment at this time, but we will obviously continue close observation.” However, O’Connor said Biden will return to ...

CDC warns of rising COVID risk in Iowa

For the first time in two months, an Iowa county has a high level of community risk for COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Poweshiek County has that distinction, due to a combination of its infection and hospitalization rates that the CDC uses to ...

Iowa COVID infection rate accelerating; up 50% in past week

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Iowa jumped 50% in the past week, with an average of about 453 confirmed cases per day, according to data published Wednesday by the Iowa Department of Public Health. The state recorded 3,172 new cases for the past week, up from 2,114 the previous ...

CDC restates mask recommendation on planes, trains

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation. Americans age 2 and older should wear a well-fitting masks while on public transportation, including in airports and train stations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended, citing the current spread of coronavirus and projections of future COVID-19 trends. For months, the Transportation Security Administration had been enforcing a ...

Iowa’s COVID-19 infection rate doubles in past two weeks

OVID-19 infections per day in Iowa in the past week, which is almost double the rate of two weeks ago, according to new data released Wednesday by the Iowa Department of Public Health. The state reported 1,716 new confirmed cases for the past week, up from 900 two weeks ago. After the state’s pandemic peak in January, the infection rate bottomed out in late March at 478 for a single week. The number of infected people receiving inpatient treatment at Iowa hospitals also increased to 84 this week, a 33 percent jump from the week before, according to U.S. Department of Health and ...