The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) was notified of 125 additional positive cases for a total of 1,270 positive cases as of April 8 at 6 pm. There were an additional 882 negative tests for a total of 13,703 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. According to IDPH, an…
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PPE, ventilators, small business grants, schools topics at Reynolds’ press briefing
~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline Iowa is still lacking in personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare providers, but the state is in good shape for other resources, according to Iowa Department of Public Health deputy director Sarah Reisetter. “The PPE shortages are real,” she said during Gov Kim Reynolds’ press conference Wednesday (April 8). IDPH is continuing to “look for PPE…
Read MoreReynolds proclaims ‘Day of Prayer’ in Iowa
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring Thursday, April 9, as a “Day of Prayer” in Iowa, urging Iowans to “unite in prayer” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, inviting Iowans to participate in the 59th annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast, which is offered entirely online this year.
Read MoreIA National Guard part of COVID-19 planning
Iowa has crossed the 1,000 mark in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that 102 new cases were diagnosed the previous day, bringing the total of 1,048. Of the positive cases, 22 percent are health care workers. The death toll is now at 26 with the Monday passing of a Benton County resident who was…
Read MoreReynolds ready to put teeth into ban on social gatherings
Also orders closings of more businesses Gov Kim Reynolds warned at her Monday morning press conference that she expects this week “will be equally if not more difficult” than last week. She reported a total of 946 cases of COVID-19 spread across 75 counties. A total of 25 Iowans have died of COVID-19 as of Sunday at 6 pm. “My…
Read MorePublic health, Greene County Medical Center and county agencies coordinate COVID-19 prep
Greene County public health and its community response partners including emergency medical services (EMS), law enforcement, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) along with Greene County Medical Center continue ramping up response plan strategies to serve those who may require more than home self-care for COVID-19.
Read MoreNumber of COVID-19 cases continues climbing
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 83 additional positive cases for a total of 868 positive cases. There have been an additional 519 negative tests for a total of 9,973 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. An additional 8 deaths were reported to IDPH, for…
Read MoreIowa’s COVID-19 death toll at 14
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 87 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 786 positive cases. An additional three deaths were also reported: an older adult (61-80 years) from Linn County, a middle-aged adult (41-60 years) from Henry County, and an older adult (61-80 years) from Polk County. There has…
Read MoreStill no COVID cases in Greene County
Gov Kim Reynolds’ Friday press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic yielded very little new information. She continued to defend her decision not to impose a shelter-in-place order, despite yesterday’s statement by Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that all states should have such an order. Reynolds continues to say the orders she has…
Read MoreGovernor, IDPH explain the COVID numbers they watch
For the past two weeks Gov Kim Reynolds has referred to metrics she is using to determine if stronger mitigation strategies, like a shelter-in-place order, are needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the reference points are the percent of population older than 65 years of age; the percent of identified cases of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization; the rate of…
Read MorePublic health disaster extended to April 30
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration. The proclamation orders the closure of schools until April 30, waiving time requirements as long as school districts put in place a continuous learning plan. The proclamation also extends closures and limits placed on bars and restaurants, previously identified retail stores, prohibits social gatherings…
Read MoreReynolds, IDPH share mental health tips
Watch for news Thursday about school calendar The COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with it has become ordinary enough that Gov Kim Reynolds at her April 1 press conference on the subject spoke for nearly a minute without naming the disease or the virus. That included reciting how many new positive cases were identified in the past 24 hours (52, for…
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