The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is less than 10 percent for the first time in many weeks. Becky Wolf, director of Greene County public health, reported a positivity rate of 9.6 percent Tuesday morning, Dec. 29. Two new cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases…
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Covid positivity rate at 10.6 percent
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is 10.6 percent as of Monday morning, Dec. 28. One new case of Covid-19 was identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 656. There have been two new cases in the past three days, 18 new cases in the last seven days and 36…
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccine arrives in Greene County
The first Greene County Medical Center employees received their first dose of the Moderna MRNA Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Greene County Public Health received 300 doses of the Moderna MRNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Tuesday, Dec. 22. The Iowa Department of Health Public (IDPH) COVID-19 vaccine sub-committee authorized hospitals to begin vaccinating frontline workers as soon as vaccine…
Read MoreCovid-19 total at 639
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is 11.1 percent as of Tuesday morning, Dec. 22. Two new cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 639. There have been seven new cases in the past three days, 19 new cases in the last seven days and 61…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate at 11.1 percent, down slightly
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is 11.1 percent as of Tuesday morning, Dec. 22. Two new cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 639. There have been seven new cases in the past three days, 19 new cases in the last seven days and 61…
Read MoreAnother death attributed to Covid-19
The death toll due to Covid-19 in Greene County is now at seven. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on Monday reported another Covid-19-releated death. Wolf expressed “sincere condolences to the families of these individuals.” The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in the county is 11.7 percent as of Monday morning. No new cases of Covid-19 were identified…
Read MoreCovid-19 update for Friday
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in the county is 12.0 percent as of Friday morning, up .3 percent since Thursday. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports four cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 631. There have been 11 new cases in the last three days,…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate unchanged at 11.7 percent
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in the county remains at 11.7 percent as of Thursday morning, unchanged from Wednesday. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports three cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 627. There have been 19 new cases in the last three days, 36…
Read MoreTotal Covid-19 cases now at 625
Five cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed among Greene County residents in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 625. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports 20 new cases in the last three days, 45 in the last seven days, and 70 in the last 14 days. The 14-day positivity rate for…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate rising again, death toll revised
The number of Greene County residents who have died of Covid-19 is now pegged at six, not three or two as has been reported previously. Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf explains the number of deaths has fluctuated in recent days to updates in identifying which deaths are Covid-related, looking at underlying causes and contributing factors. She apologized…
Read MoreCovid-19 rates unchanged from last week
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing of Greene County residents remained unchanged over the weekend. Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf reported a positivity rate of 11.2 percent Monday morning, Dec. 14, the same as Friday morning. The number of Greene County cases of Covid-19 is at 607 as of Monday morning. Three new cases were identified…
Read MoreNumber of Covid-19 cases tops 600
The number of Greene County cases of Covid-19 has surpassed 600 as of Friday morning, Dec. 11. Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf reported five new cases were identified in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of county residents who have had the virus to 601. Of those, 212 are active cases and 389 residents are…
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