The increase marks the highest seven-day average since April
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The increase marks the highest seven-day average since April
245 individuals received the COVID-19 vaccine during walk-in vaccine clinics offered by Linn County Public Health and the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The clinics marked the first major incentive program for the vaccine locally.
While maintaining its standing as the top-ranked hospital in Iowa, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has lost ground nationally in its ranked specialties, according to new U.S. News & World Report “best hospitals” list.
The mask policy is effective Tuesday as the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads and community transmission is high in Linn County.
Hy-Vee has debuted Hy-Vee Medicare Aisle, which offers Medicare coverage plans to beneficiaries across its eight-state region.
Eastern Iowa public health officials in Eastern Iowa say wearing masks in public, even if you’re fully vaccinated, is a good precaution against the highly contagious Delta variant.
A Utah lawyer is seeking records about the state’s $26 million no-bid contract for the Test Iowa program.
Prairie Meadows Casino and Resort has re-imposed a mask mandate for its guests to slow the spread of COVID-19.
New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus, internal documents show.
State Auditor Rob Sand released a report Thursday showing overpayments to Timon Oujiri, who was dismissed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in May after four years leading the state's nursing home for Iowa veterans and their spouses.
Linn County Public Health and a local collaborative, called Together! Healthy Linn, are conducting a public survey to assess community health needs ahead of the development of their Community Health Improvement Plan next year.
U.S. says students and teachers should wear masks
The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority has begun sampling sewage as part of a national program to track the spread of the coronavirus and its variants.
The Cedar Rapids not-for-profit organization is hoping to grow the fund after an initial donation from North-Liberty based GreenState Credit Union.
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