a Wartburg College student, filed a class action lawsuit earlier this week. The claim is the student through tuition, paid for access to on campus facilities and in person classes for the 2020 spring semester, which the pandemic cut short two months. The tuition refund is certainly a new novel idea coming out of the pandemic bark. Coppola Rude, an attorney from the West Des Moines law firm helping represent the case, says this lawsuit has a narrow focus. They went to campus. They expected the on life campus experience and the, you know, in classroom teaching. And midway through the semester, that all changed. They went to remote learning, and they no longer had, but as the basis for claims, they no longer had access to that on campus and personal experience, he says. Amount Mercy Student filed a similar suit against the Cedar Rapids University. The same law firms are handling this case as well. Both are class action lawsuits, meaning other students enrolled in those colleges in the spring of 2020 could see some of their money back. If the lawsuits are successful That way, tens or hundreds or thousands of people don’t have to file their own individual lawsuit. It can be brought by one person. KCR gtv nine reached out to both colleges and did not hear back from Mount Mercy University. Wartburg College SAYS it can’t comment on pending litigation. Becky Phelps KCR g T v. Nine News
Over 485,000 individuals have completed the vaccine series in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Public health on Sunday reported 318 new COVID-19 positive tests and two additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 373,690 total positive tests, 327,860 total recoveries and 5,674 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 373,372 total positive tests and 5,672 total deaths.Iowa reports 1,256,561 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 485,737 individuals have completed the vaccine series.Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 3.9%, and the 7-day average is now 4%. Health department data shows 4,321,948 total tests have been administered. There are now 174 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 172 the previous day. Iowa reports 41 patients in ICU and 16 patients on ventilators.None of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports zero positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,225 care facility deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data in real-time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary based on the date reported at 10 a.m.
The Iowa Department of Public health on Sunday reported 318 new COVID-19 positive tests and two additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 373,690 total positive tests, 327,860 total recoveries and 5,674 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 373,372 total positive tests and 5,672 total deaths.
Iowa reports 1,256,561 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 485,737 individuals have completed the vaccine series.
Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 3.9%, and the 7-day average is now 4%. Health department data shows 4,321,948 total tests have been administered.
There are now 174 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 172 the previous day. Iowa reports 41 patients in ICU and 16 patients on ventilators.
None of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports zero positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,225 care facility deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data in real-time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary based on the date reported at 10 a.m.