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Coming up on the exchange, we have a wrap up of the 2020 legislative session with Republican Siouxland State Senator Jim Carlin and Siouxland Democratic State Represenative Chris Hall. Carlin and other Republicans voted for a budget that is basically status quo in the age of COVID 19. However, Chris Hall says republicans basically handed over decisions about the 8 billion dollar state budget to the governor and her staff. Today we also have a conversation with a public health official about the

Nine more deaths have been reported due to complications of COVID-19 in the state of Iowa. A total of 670 have died during the pandemic. 350 are residents of long-term care facilities. There are outbreaks currently at 35 facilities including four in Siouxland. Two are in Buena Vista County. The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported three cases at Pleasant View Home in Albert City and Good Samaritan Society-Newell. There are 10 cases at Accura Healthcare of Milford in Dickinson County

Buena Vista County is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday night, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported ten residents have died of the disease. That's two more than reported earlier in the day when the head of the local health department talked to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about positive cases in the county. Buena Vista County currently sees the highest infection rate of COVID-19 in the state of Iowa. The virus has tested positive in 8% of all residents

Buena Vista County is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday night, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported ten residents have died of the disease. That's two more than reported earlier in the day when the head of the local health department talked to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about positive cases in the county. Buena Vista County currently sees the highest infection rate of COVID-19 in the state of Iowa. The virus has tested positive in 8% of all residents

Two northwest Iowa counties each report two more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Two older women between the ages of 61 and 80 passed away in Woodbury County for a total of 41 people. There were five new cases in Woodbury County for a total of 3,015. Health officials with Buena Vista County say two more people have died due to complications of the virus for a total of eight. Because of privacy laws and a small population, ages and genders will not be released. One month ago, the

Health officials with Dakota County report one more person died of complications of COVID-19 for a total of 32 deaths. Once again, information about age or gender isn’t being released. There were two more positive cases in Dakota County for a total of 1,741. Siouxland District Health recorded four more positive cases and no new deaths in Woodbury County . The number of people who died due to the coronavirus stands at 39. The Iowa Coronavirus website shows there are now more than 3,000 positive

Local Health officials say the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Woodbury County continue to fall but there is concern about a rise in other spots of northwest Iowa. There were 13 additional cases in Woodbury County for a total of almost 3,000. The Iowa coronavirus website showed 120 cases in Dickinson County, an increase of 50 case in two days. Buena Vista County reports almost 1,500 cases for the highest infection rate per capita. The Deputy Director of Siouxland District Health, Tyler Brock,

COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Woodbury County. Siouxland District Health says the victim was a middle-aged man. This brings total number of deaths in the Sioux City metro area to 70. There are 13 additional cases in Woodbury County for a total of 2,970 positive cases and 39 deaths. One more death was reported in Dakota County on Thursday. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website showed three more deaths during a 24 hour periods that ended at 10 a.m. There have been 641 deaths

One more person has died in the Sioux City metro area due to complications of COVID-19. However, Dakota County Health Officials aren’t releasing any information about the person’s age or gender. There have been a total of 69 deaths total in Dakota and Woodbury counties and almost 4,700 positive cases. There were 10 new cases in Dakota and six in Woodbury reported on Thursday. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 and more than 330 new cases in a 24-hour

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is easing more restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Reynolds says starting Friday at 8 a.m., businesses like restaurants, bars and theatres can operation at 100% capacity. They must still follow social distancing guidelines. “Eliminating that capacity restrictions will allow businesses the flexibility to adjust their specific operations accordingly, to best meet the needs of their employees and customers.” Reynolds cays the virus is trending