For the latest COVID-19 information from the Iowa Department of Public Health click here . Iowa health officials are working to try and figure out what's causing a spike in coronavirus cases here in northwest Iowa. Several counties are seeing a surge in new cases. Sioux County has a 14-day positivity rate of more than 30%. Public health officials usually recommend significant mitigation measures to slow the spread when an area surpasses 5% positivity. Neighboring Lyon and Osceola counties have

Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Woodbury County for a total of 63. Statewide, another 19 Iowans lost their lives due to the virus, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. There were 30 more cases in Woodbury County, and more than 500 in the whole state in a 24-hour period that ended at 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, Dakota County reports five new cases. There have been 43 deaths in Dakota County. Woodbury County stands at a positivity rate of 15%. Six of the top ten

Dozens gathered for a vigil in downtown Sioux City over the weekend to honor the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87. The Woodbury County Democrats organized the gathering at the Bill of Rights Monument near 6 th and Douglas on Saturday night. “We are all better because she was on the Supreme Court.” “It’s our time to fight to defend our Democracy. And, it’s going to take all of us and it’s not going to be easy.” That’s Karen Mackey, the Native

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting more than 600 new cases of COVID-19 and one death due to complications of the disease. More than 80,600 have tested positive during the pandemic with 1,267 deaths. Woodbury County is above the 15% threshold when it comes to the 14-day test positivity rate. That is one of the criteria set by the state to allow a school district to apply for online learning only. Sioux County is at top with almost 30%. Other northwest Iowa counties above the 15%

091820 432 Two more people have died from COVID-19 in the Siouxland metro area. The two people were women older than 80 years old in Woodbury County. Today, the county's death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 61, according to the Siouxland District Health Department . The county also reported 61 new positive test cases of the novel coronavirus today. Overall, there have been 4,802 cases in Woodbury County. Yesterday marked the largest single-day Woodbury County increase in some time with 87 new

091820 404 Iowa has reported more than 11 hundred new confirmed coronavirus cases and 15 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as a federal report says the state has one of the nation’s highest infection rates. The state Coronavirus website says there are more than 78 thousand confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 1,259 since 10 a.m. yesterday. Iowa can attribute almost 13 hundred deaths to COVID-19 since March. Woodbury County has 116 new cases of COVID-19 and one recent death. There has

Iowa’s unemployment rate for August dropped to 6%. That is continuing a decline from April amid an economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Today, Iowa Workforce Development says that the August rate was down from 6.8% in July and 11% in April. There were more than 96 thousand people listed as unemployed in August, and this is a decline. There were more than 110 thousand in July. Iowa’s unemployment ranked 12th nationally. Iowa has reported more than 11 hundred new confirmed

New cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in Siouxland, as local health officials say there is a significant increase in Woodbury County. Siouxland District Health recorded 87 new infections in the past 24 hours. A post on social media says the cases are not concentrated in any specific age or demographic. Officials urge people do their part in preventing the spread of the virus. Stay home when sick, even if only mildly ill, physical distance, wear masks in public, and wash hands frequently. Dakota

Along Interstate 29 today and yesterday, volunteers flagged down truck drivers at DOT weight stations near Salix, Iowa and Jefferson, South Dakota. It’s Truck Driver Appreciation Week and men and women behind the wheel hauling freight across the country have experienced a rough six months or more. So, Great West Casualty Company and Joe Morten & Son, Inc. teamed up to say "thank you" to the millions of professionals out on the road each day. They handed out free meals and goodie bags to the

The White House Coronavirus task force is again recommending Iowa establish a statewide mask mandate. The White House task force says Iowa should establish a statewide mask mandate, and notes that COVID-19 is being brought into nursing homes through community transmission. Last week’s White House report said masks should be required in Iowa metro areas and places where schools have coronavirus cases. Governor Kim Reynolds has repeatedly dismissed calls for a statewide mask mandate. She hasn’t