The Marshall County Board of Health held its first meeting of the year Tuesday, and COVID-19 mitigation will once again remain a key focus for the public health department. County Public Health Director Pat Thompson addressed the department’s preparedness and response to the virus, as it has ...

As of 12:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, there have been 55 cases of COVID-19 confirmed among Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) students and/or employees this week — 42 among students and 13 among staff. The next report will be shared on Friday, Jan. 14. According to the data ...

Marshall County recorded its 95th death related to COVID-19 this week, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The new death reported in the county is one of 161 recorded in the state in the last week. The total death toll is 8,019 in Iowa and more than 829,000 across the ...

The coronavirus infection rate in Iowa spiked in the past week to a level unseen since November 2020, which was the worst month of the pandemic for the state, according to preliminary Iowa Department of Public Health data. There were 17,773 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past week, a 73 ...

SEATTLE — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It’s just so heartbreaking,” said Dr. Paul Offit, an infectious-disease ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new COVID-19 guidelines shortening the time people should isolate after testing positive for the virus. The recommended isolation period, even for asymptomatic individuals, was 10 days under the previous guidance. The new ...