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432 news 072120 The state of Iowa reports another 503 cases of the coronavirus as of this afternoon. State health officials also report six additional deaths. The state has had more than 39,000 cases of the COVID-19 and and nearly 800 deaths. Polk County has the highest number of cases, with more than 8,000 and Woodbury County has the second highest number of COVID-19 cases with 3, 472. Woodbury County added 20 new cases of the coronavirus today. There were no new deaths yesterday. Congress is

404 noon news 072120 The state of Iowa reports another 503 cases of the coronavirus as of this afternoon. State health officials also report six additional deaths. The state has had more than 39,000 cases of the COVID-19 and and nearly 800 deaths. Woodbury County added 20 new cases of the coronavirus since today, and it now has a total of 3,472 cases and 46 deaths. There were no new deaths yesterday. Nebraska added 264 new COVID-19 cases today, and twelve new deaths. The state has had 22, 847

3:04 news 072120 The state of Iowa as of this morning reports another 766 cases of the coronavirus. State health officials also report six additional deaths. The state has had more than 39,000 cases of the COVID-19 and and nearly 800 deaths. Polk County had 353 of those new cases. Woodbury County added nine new cases of the coronavirus since yesterday, and now it has a total of 3,472 cases and 46 deaths. There were no new deaths yesterday. Nebraska reported 264 new COVID-19 cases today, and

1200 noon news 072120 The state of Iowa as of this morning reports another 766 cases of the coronavirus. State health officials also report six additional deaths. The state has had more than 39,000 cases of the COVID-19 and and nearly 800 deaths. Polk County had 353 of those new cases. Woodbury County added nine new cases of the coronavirus since yesterday, and now it has a total of 3,472 cases and 46 deaths. There were no new deaths yesterday. Some Sioux City school board members say they want

There has been another jump in confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Iowa, as well as another death today, as the state continues to see a rise in hospitalizations. The state health department's virus tracking this afternoon shows 280 new cases and one death. Total deaths since the beginning of the outbreak stood at 794 today and total number of cases reached 38,917. This morning, 221 people were hospitalized for the virus — a number that has been slowly increasing over the last few weeks. The

Siouxland District Health confirms today that there are 14 new COVID-19 cases in Woodbury County. The SDHD now reports there were 25 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. The SDHD also reported no additional virus-related deaths, keeping the county's death toll at 46. here have been 3,463 positive COVID-19 cases in the county. The state of Iowa reports that another person with COVID-19 has died, and there have been an additional 343 confirmed cases since yesterday. At 10 a.m. today, the state

The U.S. government has put to death an Iowa chemistry student-turned-meth kingpin convicted of killing two children and three adults. Dustin Honken, who prosecutors said killed key witnesses to stop them from testifying in his drugs case, received a lethal injection at a Federal Prison in Indiana this afternoon. His Federal Capital Murder Trial took place in Sioux City with Ret. Federal Judge, the Honorable Mark Bennett on the bench. “Dustin Honken was an evil man.” Bennett says he is

The former spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health who says she was forced from her job on Wednesday talked to Siouxland Public Media News about her diminished role after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Polly Carver-Kimm talks about the need for transparency in the response to the novel coronavirus. Siouxland Public Media's Sheila Brummer reports. STATEMENT FROM THE IDPH: My understanding is that, as Polly noted, she resigned in lieu of termination, and that Director Clabaugh

Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will override local school districts and require students to spend at least half of their education time in classrooms. That’s despite concerns the move could endanger children and teachers as the number of coronavirus cases increase in the state. Reynolds’ decision Friday will invalidate plans implemented by some districts to limit in-person classes to one day a week for most students with online learning on other days. The governor’s actions are in line with the

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center says it will discontinue obstetrics services effective Sept. 1 The Sioux City hospital said in that the decision was made after a thorough review process and examination, and will allow MercyOne to make continued investments to expand other health care services and programs not currently offered in the region. Iowa hit a new high today for new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period. 830 new Coronavirus have been confirmed since yesterday morning. with a total 36,