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🗞Press release from the Decorah & Winneshiek County Mutual Aid Network.
"The Decorah and Winneshiek County Mutual Aid Network offers neighbor to neighbor assistance during the #COVID_19 outbreak by creating connections in our community via decorahnow.com, hotline, and Facebook page."
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COVID-19 JIC UPDATE 4/1/2020
> Governor's Press Conference
[Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional deaths
confirmed]
Des Moines:
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 52 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 549 positive cases. According to IDPH, 2
additional deaths were reported; one elderly adult (81+) in Polk County, and one elderly adult (81+) in Washington County. There have been a total of 7,304 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 52 individuals include:
• Cerro Gordo County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Clayton County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Clinton County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Dallas County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Des Moines County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Dubuque County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Harrison County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Henry County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Iowa County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Jasper County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Johnson County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80
years)
• Linn County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
• Madison County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Mitchell County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
• Muscatine County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• O’Brien County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Polk County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years), 1 elderly (81+)
• Pottawattamie County, 1 child (0-17 years)
• Poweshiek County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Scott County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Story County, 2 older adults (61-80 years)
• Tama County, 1 middle age adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
• Van Buren County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Warren County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Washington County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 5 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found here. In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The state of Iowa has started sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs, and is providing additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19.
Note:
Upon further case investigation, a positive case identified as a Washington County resident was determined to be a resident of Keokuk County. Maps at the IDPH webpage and coronavirus.iowa.gov will be updated to reflect the new information.
Map Data:
idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/NovelCoronavirus?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
2 days 19 hours ago
“For Winneshiek County, any organization that is going to immediately run out of PPE in the next seven to 10 days may formally request PPE from me. All organizations must continue to try and procure their own PPE and cannot solely rely on me,” Snyder said Monday.
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Iowa National Guard delivers PPE to Decorah
The Iowa National Guard delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to Decorah over the weekend. It was ordered by Winneshiek County Emergency Management Coor
3 days 20 hours ago
"The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 73 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 497 positive cases. One death was reported in Muscatine County, a middle-aged (41-60) resident. There have been a total of 6,888 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs."
Additional COVID-19 Cases in Iowa, Seventh Death Confirmed
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 73 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 497 positive cases. One death was reported in Muscatine County, a middle-aged (41-60) resident. There have been a total of 6,888 negative tests to date, which include...
4 days 21 hours ago
Rumor Control:
The World Health Organization has introduced a rumor control website that also has downloadable graphics.
It is available at: www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
FEMA is operating a rumor control page at www.fema.gov/coronavirus-rumor-control
FEMA also provides other great resources like fact sheets: www.fema.gov/coronavirus
Federal Coronavirus Site: www.coronavirus.gov/
The CDC also addresses this on their site: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/share-facts.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fabout%2Fshare-facts.html
Medicare Scams and Fraud information: www.medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus.
Iowans can contact Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol for information about scams and to report Fraud. Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol is housed in the Iowa Insurance Division. shiip.iowa.gov/smp/
FDA Fraudulent COVID-19 kits Information: www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-alerts-consumers-about-unauthorized-fraudulent-covid-19-test-kits. Overall Website: www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-issues/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
4 days 21 hours ago
Small Business Loans:
· Governor Reynolds has announced the creation of The Iowa Small Business Relief Fund. This provides grants from $5,000-$25,000 for small business having between 2 and 25 employees. The application is available at: www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/our-agency-detail-resources/6710. The application is currently available through March 31.
· Governor Reynolds announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a disaster declaration for the state of Iowa as of January 31, 2020 and continuing. The declaration allows pandemic-impacted small businesses to apply for low-interest support loans. The declaration comes after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds submitted a federal funding request via the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
o Applications can be made via the SBA’s website: disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
o Applicants can monitor the status of their applications online after submission.
o For questions, please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Additional resources for businesses can be accessed at www.safeguardiowa.org
IEDA is gathering resources and information that may be of use to our partners across the state.
1 week 2 hours ago
IDPH has announced that there is a need for blood donations. Information can be found at: www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/coronavirus--covid-19--and-blood-donation.html
1 week 15 hours ago
A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found at idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus. In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The state of Iowa will begin sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs soon.
Iowans who have traveled recently for business or spring break vacations, whether internationally or domestically outside of Iowa, should strongly consider self-isolating for 14 days. This will support Iowa's ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and limit the introduction of the virus from other points of travel.
Iowa has implemented many provisions to emphasize social distancing, and self-isolation after travel is another measure we can take to slow the spread of the virus and avoid quickly overburdening our healthcare system.
As of 3/25/20, the following is an overview of actions taken by Iowa and surrounding states concerning disaster declarations, shelter in place orders, school closures, business closures, and travel restrictions.
1 week 17 hours ago
3/25 Update-
Governor Reynolds announced Iowa had received a Federal Disaster Declaration.
In Tuesday's press conference, Governor Reynolds mentioned the "Essential Services" information. This document was produced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is available at www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce.
As a reminder, this is just guidance and is not currently being used in Iowa as a Shelter in Place order has not been implemented.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 21 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 145 positive cases in 31 counties. There have been 2,578 negative tests. There has also been one death announced.
The numbers as of 3/24 are as follows:
· Allamakee County 1 middle-aged adults (41-60 years)
· Benton County, 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years)
· Hancock County, 1 middle-aged adults (41-60 years)
· Johnson County, 4 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
· Linn County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
· Muscatine County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
· Polk County, 3 older adults (61-80 years)
· Poweshiek County, 2 older adults (61-80 years)
· Scott County, 2 middle-aged (41-60 years)
· Washington County, 2 adults (18-40 years)
18 hours 46 minutes ago