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With C-SPAN video clip of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks speaking about masks on the U.S. House floor

The state’s seven-day average is lowest since April 2020

In an email to families Tuesday, Superintendent Noreen Bush said With only 13 days left of school, the district is choosing to maintain its mask policy through the end of the school year.

Iowa added 86 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the total number of individuals in the state who have tested positive for the virus to 369,411, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data. No new confirmed deaths were reported Monday.

Iowa saw 12,682 more residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of early Saturday afternoon, for a total of more than 1.2 million.

Nearly half of the people living in Linn and Johnson counties have been fully vaccinated.

Company was among manufacturers to host vaccination clinics for employees

The state’s seven-day average for new cases on Thursday was 276, the lowest it has been since June 20 last year, when it was 267

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.

‘It’s time to get back to work,’ Reynolds says

State adds second long-term care facility to outbreak list

As of Tuesday afternoon, 1,157,834 Iowans were fully vaccinated, or 36.70 percent of the state’s total population

Iowa added 100 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the number of people in the state who have tested positive for …

COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.

IOWA CITY — As the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has caught up with demand, public health departments in Linn and …