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Health officials in Iowa today (Monday), are reporting four more deaths from the coronavirus, and 267 new positive cases. The Iowa Department of Public Health said that brings the total of deaths to 606, and the total number of positive cases to 21,794. The number of COVID-19 tests coming back as Negative amount to 169,338, and the number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus amounts to 12,828, which is 66 more than what was reported Sunday morning.
The IDPH shows also, 265 persons are hospitalized with COVID-19, four less than Sunday. Conversely, five more people were admitted to a hospital, Sunday, for a total of 27. One less person is in an ICU, for a total of 85, and 53 are on ventilators. In the southwest/western Iowa RMCC Region 4: seven people are hospitalized with COVID-19, one less than Sunday; One more person was in an ICU, for a total of four; one person was admitted to the hospital, and one was on a ventilator.
Statewide, the number of LTC’s (Long-Term Care facilities) with reported outbreaks was stable, at 40. Among patients and staff at those facilities, 1,556 have tested positive for the virus, 792 have recovered, and 304 have died.
(Radio Iowa) — Republicans in the Iowa House have passed legislation to shield businesses, churches and other organizations from lawsuits over COVID-19. Representative Gary Carlson, a Republican from Muscatine, says it’ll help reboot the economy. “We are dealing with a very uncertain time and uncertainty is what holds economies back more than anything else,” Carlson says. “Countless businesses are concerned…they’re scared to death that they’re going to be sued.”
House Democratic Leader Todd Prichard of Charles City says the bill will reward businesses that haven’t taken steps to adequately protect customers and workers. “We want to recover from COVID. We want businesses to thrive. We want workers to feel safe because we know that when workers feel safe and employers feel safe to go back to work, they will,” Prichard said. “Think about what you’re doing here, because you know what? Your decision and your vote has lives hanging in the balance.”
The legislation would bar people from filing civil lawsuits against health providers or individuals that have for the most part followed public health guidelines for COVID-19. The bill’s new liability protections would be retroactive to January 1st of this year. The bill now goes to the Senate. The Senate’s G-O-P leader has identified this proposal as a priority.
Six people from Fort Wayne, Indiana, were injured during a rollover accident late Sunday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 GMC driven by 35-year old Carlos Valensia, was traveling east on Interstate 80 near mile marker 19, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle went out of control and entered the median, where it skidded sideways and flipped over before landing on its wheels. The accident happened at around 4:53-p.m.
Among the injured passengers in the vehicle, was 29-year old Lourdes Santamaria, and five juveniles, ages 10, six, five, and two four-year olds. All were wearing their seat belts, and were transported to by Underwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital, in Council Bluffs.
The inside lanes of both I-80 east- and west-bound were closed until debris from the incident was cleared.
Authorities in Dallas County said late Sunday afternoon, that the suspect in a multi-county pursuit is no longer in the Redfield area, despite a perimeter that was established over the weekend, to try and contain him. The man was involved in two-state pursuit that began in eastern Nebraska late Saturday evening and transitioned into Iowa on Interstate 80. The Hertz rental car, a red Chevy Camaro with dark tinted windows, no front license plate and a rear plate from Colorado, reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour for an extended period of time.
The car, driven by a black male with a white t-shirt and sweatpants, managed to evade law enforcement and stop in Stuart to fuel his vehicle. Two miles east of the Dexter exit, the car hit spike strips law enforcement laid out across the interstate. The car, with two tires losing air, made it to Redfield, where it was abandoned. A female passenger, 23-year old Brandy R. Pace, of Chicago, was apprehended at the Casey’s Store in Redfield. Inside the car, authorities found drugs and paraphernalia on the passenger seat.
Pace was charged with first-offense possession of a controlled substance-marijuana and is being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on a $1,000 bond. The unidentified male suspect fled the car on foot and was the subject of an intense police search through late Sunday afternoon. Even though authorities don’t know if he has a weapon, because of his previous (alleged) actions, he was considered dangerous.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Public outrage over the death of George Floyd is spilling over into small town America. Rallies have surfaced in places such as Norfolk, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa, drawing hundreds of people in communities that are mostly white. Experts who study race relations say the protests illustrate the degree to which the movement demanding social justice has spread, fueled by social media and persistent but less visible racism experienced by minorities in smaller cities. The gatherings have been largely peaceful although some turned to violence and vandalism.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials are reporting 5 more deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak and 151 new cases of the disease caused by the virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Sunday that 602 people have died with COVID-19 in the state and 21,589 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the state since the outbreak began. Nearly half of Iowa’s coronavirus cases are located in four counties: Polk, Woodbury, Black Hawk and Buena Vista. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, it can cause more severe illness.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle denies any “unethical behavior or bias” based on race after being accused by several former players of contributing to what they allege is systemic racism in the program. Doyle was placed on administrative leave Saturday. The move was made by coach Kirk Ferentz in what he called “a defining moment” for Iowa’s football program. Several black former players posted on social media Friday night about issues they saw in the football program and attributed many to Doyle. The 51-year-old assistant coach issued a statement Sunday on Twitter in which he disputes the claims.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead at the scene of what they say was an ambush on police officers during a night of unrest in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this week. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the dead man as Marquis M. Tousant, of Rock Island, Illinois, which is just across the Mississippi River from Davenport. Tousant was found dead at the scene of what authorities say was an ambush on an unmarked police truck in an alley early Monday. Police say men fired several times at the truck, wounding the officer who was driving it. Another officer returned fire. Six suspects were later arrested after a high-speed chase.
Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, Sunday, arrested a College Springs man. 44-year old Jay D. Miles was taken into custody at around 8:45-a.m., on a warrant charging him with a Controlled Substance Violation. Miles was arrested at a residence in College Springs by Page County authorities, and transported to the Montgomery County line, where he was then transported by Montgomery County deputies to the Montgomery County Jail. Miles was being held in the jail on a $10,000 bond.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Public outrage over the death of George Floyd is spilling over into small town America. Rallies have surfaced in places such as Norfolk, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa, drawing hundreds of people in communities that are mostly white. Experts who study race relations say the protests illustrate the degree to which the movement demanding social justice has spread, fueled by social media and persistent but less visible racism experienced by minorities in smaller cities.
The gatherings have been largely peaceful although some turned to violence and vandalism.
Authorities in Dallas County hope that a perimeter they established Saturday night in Redfield, will catch the driver of a car that eluded several law enforcement agencies. The man was involved in two-state, multi-jurisdictional pursuit that began in eastern Nebraska and transitioned into Iowa on Interstate 80. The Hertz rental car, a red Chevy Camaro with dark tinted windows, no front license plate and a rear plate from Colorado, reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour for an extended period of time.
The car, driven by a black male with a white t-shirt and sweatpants, managed to evade law enforcement and stop in Stuart to fuel his vehicle. Two miles east of the Dexter exit, the car hit spike strips law enforcement laid out across the interstate. The car, with two tires losing air, made it to Redfield, where it was abandoned. A female passenger, 23-year old Brandy R. Pace, of Chicago, was apprehended at the Casey’s Store in Redfield. Inside the car, authorities found drugs and paraphernalia on the passenger seat.
Pace was charged with first-offense possession of a controlled substance-marijuana and is being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on a $1,000 bond. The unidentified male suspect fled the car on foot and was the subject of an intense police search through late this (Sunday) morning. Even though authorities don’t know if he has a weapon, because of his previous (alleged) actions, he is being considered dangerous.
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) COVID-19 dashboard, Sunday (today), shows the number of death from the virus in Iowa, has surpassed 600. The latest figure shows 602 people have died from COVID-19, five more than what was reported on Saturday. There were also 89 new, positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 21,527. Nearly half of Iowa’s coronavirus cases are located in four counties: Polk, Woodbury, Black Hawk and Buena Vista.
The total number of test administered to date, is 186, 586. Of those, 164,665 came back negative for COVID-19. The number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus is 12,762.
IDPH data show 269 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, down 19 from Saturday. ICU patients number 86. Iowans admitted to the hospital Saturday numbered 22, which is three less than yesterday. 54 patients were on a ventilator, which is a decrease of eight people. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest /western Iowa), six patients were in a hospital, 3 were in an ICU, none were admitted over the past 24-hours, and one person was on a ventilator.
Here are the current number of COVID-19 positive cases and the number of those who have recovered (in parenthesis):
A traffic stop in Adams County on a vehicle with no license plates, resulted in the arrest, Saturday evening, of a man from Adair County. 41-year old Christopher Lee Breece, of Bridgewater, was taken into custody at around 6:55-p.m. for Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000.
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