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Siouxland District Health Department announced today one additional death due to novel coronavirus.
The death of the man, age 61 - 80, raised Woodbury County's total to 38.
There have been 17 new confirmed cases to COVID-19 in the county.
Iowa was reporting another four COVID-19 deaths since the state's tally yesterday, bringing the Iowa's statewide total to 606.
Additionally, there are 21,919 confirmed cases of COVID-19, in Iowa. That is an increase of 330 since yesterday. According to the state's website, there were 250 confirmed cases Sunday and have been an 87 additional cases as of this morning.
The state of Iowa announced today that an additional five Test Iowa sites will be opening this week, including sites in Carroll and Denison in Northwest Iowa. Individuals must complete the assessment at testiowa.com and schedule an appointment online to be tested, according to the release.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced a $4.8 million grant award to Sioux City Transit. It is part of the Cares Act the which provides aid to all kinds of governmental, non-profit and private businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
This grant will support Sioux City Transit’s bus service, including operating expenses, personal protective equipment for workers, cleaning materials and preventative maintenance.
WinnaVegas Casino announced that it will reopen and resume casino operations at 50% capacity, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday.
The reopening process will be conducted in phases with select gaming machines and other amenities remaining closed in the initial phase.
During phase one, food and beverage venues will have limited hours of operation.
