Health

The newest White House Coronavirus Task Force report says Iowa continues to have one of the nation’s highest rates of new COVID-19 infections.

The annual report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found 15.3 percent of Iowa's children ages 10 to 17 are obese.

The White House's COVID-19 Task Force report for Iowa dated the week of Oct. 4 shows Iowa is still in the red zone, with more than 101 new cases per 100,000 people. Polk, Woodbury and Dubuque counties had the highest number of new cases, according to the report.

Iowa’s COVID-19 hospitalizations hit an all-time high Tuesday, but Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is not putting any new mitigation measures in place to slow the spread of the virus.

Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise for years in Iowa. But the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted public health efforts this year to address the issue. This has some worried about a surge in cases.

Six residents of the Glenwood Resource Center, a state-run residential facility for Iowans with severe disabilities, have tested positive for coronavirus. It's the third Department of Human Services facility to experience a coronavirus outbreak.

IowaWatch's Lyle Muller reports on the bill the federal government will send to President Donald Trump allowing hospitals more time to pay back accelerated Medicare payments.

The state of Iowa is breaking with the CDC’s recommendation to quarantine all close contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus in an effort to lower the number of students and school staff required to stay home because of potential virus exposure.

The newest White House Coronavirus Task Force report has found Iowa continues to have one of the highest rates of new COVID-19 cases in the country.

A new report by the non-profit Child Care Aware of America found about half the state's licensed childcare facilities have closed between January and July.