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Updated: 7 hours ago
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Illinois health officials report 862 new COVID-19 cases, 9 additional deaths
Updated: 8 hours ago
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Iowa confirms 583 new cases, one death due to COVID-19
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 389 new confirmed coronavirus cases and three additional deaths between 10:30 a.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to the state website.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 1:31 PM CDT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she has directed $490 million of the $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief funds Iowa received through the CARES Act to be deposited into the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 7:05 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
The IBM Client Innovation Center in Dubuque will close within four months, the big tech company said Wednesday, taking nearly 350 jobs with it.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 2:54 PM CDT
|By Courtney Spinelli
On Wednesday, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan Kelly announced the State has achieved a 33-percent overall reduction in its biology and forensic DNA backlog.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 11:07 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached more than 29,000 as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2020 at 11:02 PM CDT
On Sunday, officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported on their coronavirus resource page 646 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 additional deaths.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2020 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), 786 new cases of COVID-19, including 26 additional deaths, were reported Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2020 at 12:27 AM CDT
As COVID-19 cases rise in the Quad Cities, some businesses are temporarily closing due to employees testing positive for COVID-19. Businesses took to social media to notify customers about why they’re temporarily closing and steps they’re taking during the closure.
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Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:50 AM CDT
Two lawmakers said Thursday that Iowa’s coronavirus testing program mishandled their samples when they tried to get tested after the recent legislative session concluded.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 3:28 PM CDT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a bill that will ease professional licensing requirements.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 10:58 AM CDT
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iowa has surpassed 27,000, Iowa Department of Public Health officials reported Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 5:17 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Within weeks of Gov. Kim Reynolds agreeing to allow bars and restaurants to open to customers, Iowa’s two major college towns are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases among young adults.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 5:11 AM CDT
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Iowa’s workplace safety agency says an inspection didn’t uncover any violations at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant, which employed several people who died after contracting the coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 296 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and two deaths between 10:30 a.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state’s website.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:06 PM CDT
Over 400 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported out of Illinois. Health officials announced 462 new cases on Monday. This brings the state's total to 137,224 cases.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 11:15 AM CDT
The main focus of Phase 4 includes reopening of many recreational businesses as well as expanding gathering sizes from 10 people or less to 50 people or less
Updated: Jun. 21, 2020 at 9:21 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
That brings the statewide total to 25,865 cases and 685 deaths.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2020 at 5:45 PM CDT
According to the state's website, the new numbers come between Friday Morning and Saturday Morning
Updated: Jun. 20, 2020 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The state has seen a steady increase in new cases in the past five days.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
Currently, health officials are reporting a total of 135,470 cases, including 6,580 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 2:49 PM CDT
The state's total of COVID-19 cases is now at 134,778 cases, including 6,537 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 1:34 PM CDT
Officials say this drop happened while nonfarm payrolls added 62,200 jobs in May based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by IDES.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday announced a new executive order that will establish an economic recovery advisory board as the state continues to recover from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 6:26 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
Iowa lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow restaurants to continue selling alcohol to-go.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 2:38 PM CDT
Over 500 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Illinois. Health officials announced 546 new cases and 87 additional deaths.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 12:52 PM CDT
Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health have announced the first case of the season of West Nile virus and the first-ever reported case of the Heartland virus.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 218 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 10 additional deaths between 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 7:08 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Gerd Clabaugh on Tuesday announced he is retiring from his position, effective July 31.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:25 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed Tuesday that she plans to sign an executive order that would automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons before the November general election.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 2:39 PM CDT
The Illinois Department of Correction’s medical task force is utilizing point prevalence surveillance to help control any further spread of infection.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 10:26 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 124 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and nine deaths between 10:30 a.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state’s website.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 8:39 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Vice President Mike Pence has announced he will travel to Iowa this week to meet with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
Officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health have announced 473 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 19 additional deaths.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 6:02 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Iowa lawmakers approved a waiting period for abortions during an overnight session that stretched into Sunday morning.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 5:14 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Sunday, the Iowa Senate adjourned without passing HJF 14, a proposed amendment to restore felon voting rights in the state.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2020 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) website, over a 24-hour period from Saturday to Sunday, 209 additional cases of COVID-19, including 2 additional deaths, were confirmed.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2020 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
Iowa officials have confirmed over 551 new cases of COVID-19, including 9 additional deaths.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2020 at 2:51 PM CDT
The number of total new daily cases in the state is under 700 for the fourth time in a week, mark that hasn't been seen by the state since late March
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 1:28 PM CDT
Officials with the Illinois State Fair have announced the fair's cancellation, this being the seventh time since it has started that they've had to cancel.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 2:40 PM CDT
Illinois health officials have announced 766 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the state total to 130,603 cases.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 10:33 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, there were 22,785 total cases and 638 deaths, according to the public health officials.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 3:20 PM CDT
The Iowa State Fair board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the fair, the first time since World War II.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
That brings the state total to 129,837 confirmed cases and 6,095 deaths in 101 counties.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 12:26 PM CDT
Officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have confirmed the first report of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus in 2020 in the state.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 7:46 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Iowa Republican legislators are fast-tracking a bill that offers businesses including meatpacking plants and nursing homes broad immunity from coronavirus lawsuits amid criticism that it would also enable them to ignore workplace safety requirements.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported 658 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Illinois and 23 new deaths.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 1:31 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
One person was transported to the hospital following a house fire that broke out early Sunday in Sterling.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 12:16 PM CDT
Officials with the Pritzker Administration announced Monday they'll be distributing face masks to businesses in an effort to help restart the economy. This will include thousands of masks.