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Coronavirus Numbers
IDPH reports 26 more COVID deaths and 2,091 additional cases in weekly update
Nation World
Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic
The grim milestone comes even as the U.S. is shedding masks and many businesses are returning to the office.
Coronavirus Numbers
Iowa COVID reporting moves to department of public health website, cases and deaths to be updated weekly
While the state's dashboard was decommissioned with the expiration of Gov. Reynolds' disaster proclamation, IDPH continues to report cases and deaths weekly.
Coronavirus Numbers
Weekly COVID update: State reports 156 more deaths, decrease in hospitalizations
The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported 109 long-term care facility outbreaks, an increase of two from Monday.
Coronavirus
COVID outbreaks at long-term care facilities reach peak not seen since Jan. 2021
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 107 outbreaks this week, up 12 from last week.
Coronavirus Numbers
23rd Iowa inmate dies of COVID-19, Department of Corrections announces
A total of 23 inmates in Iowa's correctional facilities have died from COVID-19, according to the Department of Corrections.
Coronavirus
Health experts urge families to take precautions as COVID-19 positivity rate in Iowa rises
The holiday break may have involved travel or large gatherings for some students, activities health experts say increase transmission possibilities.
Coronavirus
'The system is stressed' | Metro doctors say resources are dwindling as COVID infects continue to spread
Local 5 News spoke with doctors at all three major health care systems in the metro. Each says people should expect extremely long waits in ERs and urgent cares.
Vaccine
Health experts urge families to get their eligible teens boosted against COVID-19
Those 16 and 17 years old are the latest to be added to the Pfizer booster eligibility list.
Coronavirus Numbers
'The emergency departments and hospitals are very, very full' | Hospitals see increase of young, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients
Every single person between the ages of 30-39 who's in the hospital battling COVID-19 is unvaccinated according to IDPH data from last week.
Coronavirus
Iowa stops tracking home county of COVID hospital patients
This comes even as all of the state’s 99 counties have a high rate of spread and hospitalizations are at their highest level since early October.
Coronavirus
What Iowa health experts want you to know about the Omicron variant
While the variant has not officially been detected in Iowa, health experts are urging people to take precautions to help slow the spread.
Nation World
Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic
The grim milestone comes even as the U.S. is shedding masks and many businesses are returning to the office.
Coronavirus Numbers
Iowa COVID reporting moves to department of public health website, cases and deaths to be updated weekly
While the state's dashboard was decommissioned with the expiration of Gov. Reynolds' disaster proclamation, IDPH continues to report cases and deaths weekly.
Coronavirus Numbers
Weekly COVID update: State reports 156 more deaths, decrease in hospitalizations
The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported 109 long-term care facility outbreaks, an increase of two from Monday.
Coronavirus
COVID outbreaks at long-term care facilities reach peak not seen since Jan. 2021
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 107 outbreaks this week, up 12 from last week.
Coronavirus Numbers
23rd Iowa inmate dies of COVID-19, Department of Corrections announces
A total of 23 inmates in Iowa's correctional facilities have died from COVID-19, according to the Department of Corrections.
Coronavirus
Health experts urge families to take precautions as COVID-19 positivity rate in Iowa rises
The holiday break may have involved travel or large gatherings for some students, activities health experts say increase transmission possibilities.
Coronavirus
'The system is stressed' | Metro doctors say resources are dwindling as COVID infects continue to spread
Local 5 News spoke with doctors at all three major health care systems in the metro. Each says people should expect extremely long waits in ERs and urgent cares.
Vaccine
Health experts urge families to get their eligible teens boosted against COVID-19
Those 16 and 17 years old are the latest to be added to the Pfizer booster eligibility list.
Coronavirus Numbers
'The emergency departments and hospitals are very, very full' | Hospitals see increase of young, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients
Every single person between the ages of 30-39 who's in the hospital battling COVID-19 is unvaccinated according to IDPH data from last week.
Coronavirus
Iowa stops tracking home county of COVID hospital patients
This comes even as all of the state’s 99 counties have a high rate of spread and hospitalizations are at their highest level since early October.
Coronavirus
What Iowa health experts want you to know about the Omicron variant
While the variant has not officially been detected in Iowa, health experts are urging people to take precautions to help slow the spread.
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