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May 25, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds will not be holding a press conference due to the holiday.
Hy-Vee to give away free masks Tuesday
The Iowa Department of Public Health has provided 75,000 cloth masks for Hy-Vee to distribute to the customers of all of their over 125 Iowa store locations.
The giveaway will start at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Each store will have 500 masks to give to customers on a first-come, first-served basis.
The idea is to provide masks to those who haven't been able to find one, so they can continue to use it to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
Iowa sees Sunday surge of COVID-19 deaths, confirmed cases
Iowa saw a surge of COVID-19 deaths and coronavirus cases over a 36-hour period, with 10 additional deaths and 436 new cases confirmed.
The state’s online dashboard by midday Monday showed 459 total deaths since the state’s first COVID-19 death two months ago. The state had reported 449 by midday Saturday.
Figures also showed 17,555 in total have tested positive for the virus, with 342 of those cases confirmed Sunday and another 94 confirmed by midday Monday.
The dashboard showed 9,355 had recovered. The numbers were released as the mayors of seven Iowa cities penned an editorial appearing in the Des Moines Register calling on federal officials to approve federal aid for cities.
Reporting by The Associated Press
Each Pair Iowa partners with Black Hawk County sheriff for memorial
Each Pair Iowa continues to remember the lives lost from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the small group will be in Waterloo to partner with Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson to host a display.
"With the massive number of cases in Blackhawk County, we felt it imperative to come, honor the fallen, and represent what happens to our friends and neighbors when the virus spreads uncontrollably." said Heaven Chamberlain, co-founder of Each Pair Iowa.
The memorial is opened to the public from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. with social distancing. Shoe donations will be accepted to "help the continuing mission of humanizing the losses to COVID-19."
Tyson Foods worker, 44, dies after long battle with COVID-19
An employee at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, died Monday after battling the coronavirus during a six-week hospitalization that was chronicled and widely followed online.Jose Ayala, 44, died at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. His friend and co-worker Zach Medhaug says it was painful to watch his friend succumb to the virus. Ayala had received treatment at three hospitals since April 12, and his ups and downs had gained a following on social media in the six weeks since then. Advocates say that Ayala is at least the fifth employee at the Tyson plant in Waterloo to die after contracting the coronavirus.
Reporting by The Associated Press, Ryan J. Foley
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