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4 virus cases confirmed in school district

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: four • Total cases among staff: zero This week’s case number is two more than last week, which had two 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 virus trajectory echoes national upward trend

DES MOINES — Iowa coronavirus data continued to suggest Friday that virus activity is increasing in the state, with virus infections and deaths continuing to rise. Similar trends were noted Friday by the White House COVID-19 Response Team members who expressed concerns about rising cases. “We have seen cases and hospital admission move from historic decline to stagnation to increases, and we know from prior surges that if we don’t control things now there is a real potential for the epidemic curve to soar again,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for ...

Library to turn page on extended opening

The Marshalltown Public Library is ready for its next chapter in the long pandemic story. Starting Monday the library will expand its hours and services. The extended opening is the next step toward a new normal, according to Director Sarah Rosenblum. The new hours will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m., ...

Demand still exceeds vaccine supply

As of Thursday, UnityPoint — Marshalltown had initiated COVID-19 vaccines to 714 patients, and 183 of those have received second doses. Administrator Shari King said approximately 80 percent of patients contacted about the vaccine come in to get inoculated, and that is a percentage she is ...

4 cases confirmed in district

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: four • Total cases among staff: zero This week’s case number is two more than last week, which had two confirmed cases of COVID-19. So ...

A year into pandemic, veterans halls ‘barely hanging’ on

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Paul Guilbeault knew the writing was on the wall for the last Veterans of Foreign Wars post in this city south of Boston when businesses across Massachusetts were ordered to close as the coronavirus pandemic took hold last March. Within six months, the 90-year-old ...