Black Hawk County Public Health

Today, Governor Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. These changes are effective at 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15. The proclamation permits salons, barbershops, and massage and tattoo establishments to reopen throughout Iowa in a limited fashion with appropriate public health measures in place. It also permits restaurants (but not bars), fitness centers, libraries, and race tracks to reopen in the 22 counties where they have remained closed.

5/11/20 Local COVID-19 EOC Press Briefing

Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration

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5/4/20 Press Briefing

On Tuesday April 28th,the Black Hawk County Health Department identified a discrepancy in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in the County. The health department identified an error that caused cases with negative test results to remain open in the state surveillance system (rather than automatically close). All cases with negative test results have been removed from the number of reported cases in the County. As of April 29th,2020 at 10:00 am the revised total of cases is 1,326. The number of reported deaths was not affected by this issue, and one additional death was reported for a total of 13 deaths in the County.