As of Friday morning, Oct 9, Greene County currently has 147 confirmed cases of Covid-19, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. That’s two more new cases in the past 24 hours. Seventy-two people have recovered (38 with no pre-existing condition) and no deaths. The average rate of positive cases over the past 14 days has decreased from 8.6 percent Thursday to 7.9…
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Positivity rate of positive Covid-19 cases in county now at 8.6 percent
Masks now required in all Greene County schools As of Thursday morning, Oct 8, Greene County currently has 145 confirmed cases of Covid-19, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. That’s two new cases in the past 24 hours. Seventy-two people have recovered (38 with no pre-existing condition) and no deaths. The average rate of positive cases over the past 14 days…
Read MoreFive more Covid cases in county
As of this morning, Oct 7, Greene County currently has 143 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of five since Tuesday, Greene County director of public health reported. Seventy-one people have recovered (38 with no pre-existing condition) and there have been no deaths. The 14-day average of positive cases is 7.7 percent. If the current rate if increased spread continues in…
Read MorePublic health tells Covid-19 numbers as of Tuesday morning
Greene County has had 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of eight in the past 24 hours, said Greene County public health director Becky Wolf Tuesday morning. Sixty-nine people have recovered (38 with no pre-existing condition), and there have been no deaths. The 14-day average for positive cases is 7.2 percent. If the current rate of increased spread continues…
Read MoreCovid cases at 123 as of Friday
The count of cases of Covid-19 in Greene County was at 123 as of Friday, Oct. 2, reported Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. Of those individuals, 66 have recovered (28 days have past since onset of illness). There have been 33 new cases in the past 14 days, with eight in the past three days. More than half…
Read More‘Rona’ scores another cancellation
The 2020 proms at Greene County and Paton-Churdan have been cancelled due to restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are sorry to announce this and believe this is in the best interest for the health our our students and community,” the announcement stated. The proms were originally scheduled for April. The Greene County prom had been rescheduled to June 26.
Read MoreIDPH tells COVID-19 numbers
The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Sunday it has been notified of 263 additional positive cases of COVID19 to a total of 17,213 positive cases in the state. There have been an additional 2,841 negative cases for a total of 110,358 negative cases to date. The positivity rate for this report is 8.4 percent.
Read MoreAdditional COVID cases, deaths confirmed
State’s coronavirus website undergoing planned maintenance The Iowa Department of Public Health reported Saturday it has been notified of 419 additional positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 16,767 positive cases. There have been additional 4,336 negative tests for a total of 106,223 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 mitigation eased prior to holiday
Memorial Day weekend activities can include a movie in a theatre or camping in a state campground, and there will be high school softball and baseball seasons. Gov Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed a new proclamation continuing the state public health emergency declaration, but lifting some mitigation measures. Movie theatres, zoos, aquariums and wedding reception venues may open effective Friday…
Read MoreKiwanis chicken dinner postponed
The Staley’s Chicken Dinner hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Jefferson has been postponed to Sunday, Aug. 30, due to issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets previously purchased will be honored that day.
Read MoreCOVID-19 update from GrCo public health
Greene County continues to see community spread of COVID-19. The Greene County public health department reports that as of May 14, Greene County has 14 confirmed cases of the illness; nine patients have recovered. A total of 1,163 county residents have been tested.
Read MoreTest Iowa accuracy rates at 95 percent when result is positive
The results of COVID-19 testing done as part of the Test Iowa initiative have been validated by the State Hygienic Lab, Gov Kim Reynolds announced Thursday at her daily press briefing. The tests were found to be 95 percent accurate for persons with COVID-19, and 99.7 percent accurate for those who test negative. Since Test Iowa was launched 23 days…
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