Four days after the Greene County supervisors approved a mask mandate for Greene County, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds did the same for the entire state. In a statement timed to open most local television news programs, Reynolds outlined new mitigation efforts that go into effect tomorrow, Tuesday, at 12:01 am. She described the efforts as being “targeted toward activities and…
Read MoreDay: November 16, 2020
Covid-19 still on the rise in county
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Greene County continues to grow. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports 241 active cases as of Monday morning. A total of 415 residents have had or now have the virus. One county resident has died of Covid-19. The 14-day positivity rate of testing is 25.9 percent, up from 23.3 a week…
Read MoreGovernor to address state on Covid-19, new mitigation steps
Gov Kim Reynolds will address Iowans at 6 pm today (Monday) on Covid-19 and the need for Iowans to practice safe mitigation efforts. She plans to announce new steps to fight the virus in order to protect lives, livelihoods, hospital resources and healthcare workers. Her address will be live-streamed on the governor’s Facebook page and on YouTube. Livestream is provided…
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