Greene County added 25 confirmed positive case of Covid-19 Thursday, bringing the total to 474 as of Friday morning, Nov. 20, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 200 new cases in the past 14 days, 102 in the past seven days. Those numbers are down a bit from Wolf’s last report. The average…
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Covid-19 numbers continue swift increase
If trend continues, 896 cases by Dec. 4 Greene County added 26 confirmed positive case of Covid-19 Tuesday, bringing the total to 447 as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 18, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 224 new cases in the past 14 days, 132 in the past seven days. The average positivity rate…
Read MoreCovid numbers still increasing
The number of Covid-19 cases in Greene County continues its upward climb. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported Tuesday morning there are now 252 active cases in the county, with 26 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours. A total of 430 residents have had or now have Covid-19. One resident has died from the illness. Twenty-eight…
Read MoreCovid-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…
Read MoreFirst Covid death in county, now 211 active cases
Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on Friday morning reported the first death due to Covid-19 in the county. “We extend our most sincere condolences to the family,” Wolf said, but provided no further information except that the deceased is 60-79 years old. She reported 36 new cases of Covid-19 among county residents in the past 24 hours. There…
Read MoreActive cases of Covid-19 in the county tops 100
Greene County can’t claim the lowest positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in contiguous counties going into the weekend. As of Friday morning, Nov. 6, the 14-day positivity rate is 12.4 percent, according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s coronavirus.iowa website shows Greene County at 12.7 percent. Boone County has a lower rate…
Read MoreCounty at 10.7 positivity rate on Covid-19 testing
The 14-day positivity rate of Covid-19 testing in Greene County is at 10.7 percent as of Thursday morning, Nov. 5, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 25 new cases in the past three days, 31 in the past seven days, and 49 new cases in the past 14 days. The total cases as…
Read MoreNumber of Covid cases now at 234
The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Greene County jumped by another dozen, up to 234 as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 51 new cases in the past 14 days, 37 in the past seven days and 18 in the past three days. The average positivity…
Read MoreCovid-19 numbers spike to 219
The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Greene County spiked over the weekend, hitting 219 as of Monday morning, Nov. 2, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 40 new cases in the past 14 days, 26 in the past seven days and 17 in the past three days. The average positivity rate…
Read MoreCovid-19 cases hits 200 in county
The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Greene County reached 200 as of Thursday morning, Oct. 29, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 34 new cases in the past 14 days, 13 in the past seven days. The average positivity rate over the past 14 days is 5.8 percent. That rate is…
Read MoreCovid numbers updated
Greene County added another confirmed positive case of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 196 as of Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 33 new cases in the past 14 days, 13 in the past seven days. The average positivity rate over the past 14…
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