The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of six additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 29 positive cases. According to IDPH, three individuals are residents of Johnson County; the other three are residents of Adair, Blackhawk and Dallas Counties.
COVID-19In response to COVID-19, Black Hawk County is opening the Emergency Operations Center. This decision is due to the rapidly changing nature of COVID-19. The function of the EOC is to share information and recommendations from disease experts, monitor response activities, and coordinate resources as necessary across the county.
COVID-19Gov. Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency activating the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan effective at noon today, March 17th.
COVID-19The Black Hawk County Health Department will be holding a joint press conference at 3:00 pm today at the Emergency Management Office in Waterloo.
COVID-19Black Hawk County Prepares for COVID-19 Governor Kim Reynolds confirmed Saturday March 14, 2020 at 8:30pm there is now community spread of COVID-19 in the state after an 18th Iowan tested positive for the virus. The new case is an older adult (61-80 years) in Dallas County.
COVID-19The Black Hawk County Health Department is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak. There are no confirmed cases in Black Hawk County. In partnership with EMBARC, here is an update on the latest information in 7 different languages: Spanish, Karenni, French, Karen, Burmese, Lingala, and Swahili.
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