HE WOULD SIGN THE RELIEF PACKAGE SOON AFTER IT PASSES THE HOUSE. ALYX: IOWA SCHOOLS HAD TO SWITCH FROM IN-SCHOOL CLASS WORK TO ONLINE LEARNING IN AN INSTANT BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS. IT STARTED LAST MARCH, AND THE SHIFTING CONTINUED INTO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. NEW THIS MORNING, KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK REACHED OUT TO IOWA LEADERS IN EDUCATION ABOUT THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF A TUMULTUOUS SCHOOL YEAR. TOMMIE. TOMMIE: I SPOKE WITH EMILY HAYDEN, WHO TAUGHT K-THROUGH-12 FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. NOW AT ISU, SHE SAYS THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE ON THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING. >> MY CONCERNS WERE RIGHT AWAY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT KID’S NEEDS ARE STILL MET? TOMMIE: HAYDEN SAYS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY YOUTH WILL EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS DIFFERENTLY. EITHER WAY, IT’S IMPORTANT TO SPEND TIME HELPING THEM PROCESS WHAT THEY’VE BEEN SEEING AND HEARING DURING COVID-19. THEN, SHE SAYS YOU CAN MOVE ON TO ADDRESSING LOSS IN ACADEMIC SKILLS. IN TERMS OF TEST SCORES, SHE SAYS WE WON’T SEE THAT IMPACT FOR A WHILE. SHE IS CONFIDENT IOWA TEACHERS ARE PREPARED TO HELP ALL KIDS CATCH UP, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED. >> BECAUSE A LOT OF IOWA IS RURAL, I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. NOT ONLY THAT HOMES MAY NOT HAVE COMPUTERS, BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE CONSISTENT AND STRONG WIFI ACCESS THAT’S NEEDED FOR VIRTUAL LEAR
6 Iowa long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks
Just six Iowa long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks after more than 140 facilities reported virus outbreaks in November.The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 879 new positive COVID-19 tests and 27 additional deaths. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 368,632 total positive tests, 322,276 total recoveries and 5,601 total deaths since the pandemic began. A day earlier, the health department reported 367,753 total positive tests and 5,574 total deaths. State data shows 916,360 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 293,783 individuals fully vaccinated. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here. Iowa’s positivity rates remain at 4.1%. The state reports 4,186,155 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Iowa.The number of patients hospitalized with the virus dropped from 179 to 173. The health department reports 39 patients in ICU and 10 patients on ventilators. The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks in Iowa is down to six. That’s down from nine the previous day and down from more than 140 at the height of the pandemic in November. The state reports 88 positive cases and 56 recoveries among staff and residents within those facilities. The state reports 2,195 care facility deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health displays COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will host a news conference Wednesday on the state’s response to the pandemic. You can watch the news conference live at 11 a.m. on KCCI-TV, the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App, KCCI.com or the KCCI Facebook page.
Just six Iowa long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks after more than 140 facilities reported virus outbreaks in November.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 879 new positive COVID-19 tests and 27 additional deaths. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 368,632 total positive tests, 322,276 total recoveries and 5,601 total deaths since the pandemic began. A day earlier, the health department reported 367,753 total positive tests and 5,574 total deaths.
State data shows 916,360 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 293,783 individuals fully vaccinated. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here.
Iowa’s positivity rates remain at 4.1%. The state reports 4,186,155 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Iowa.
The number of patients hospitalized with the virus dropped from 179 to 173. The health department reports 39 patients in ICU and 10 patients on ventilators.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks in Iowa is down to six. That’s down from nine the previous day and down from more than 140 at the height of the pandemic in November. The state reports 88 positive cases and 56 recoveries among staff and residents within those facilities. The state reports 2,195 care facility deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health displays COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will host a news conference Wednesday on the state’s response to the pandemic. You can watch the news conference live at 11 a.m. on KCCI-TV, the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App, KCCI.com or the KCCI Facebook page.