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Winnevegas Reopens Friday;One More COVID-19 Death in Woodbury County;

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There has been  one additional death due to novel coronavirus in Woodbury County. 

Siouxland District Health Department says today 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. 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.  

South Dakota has reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and no new deaths from the virus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 5,471, including more than 3,400 in Minnehaha County, which includes Sioux Falls.  Nebraska reported a total of 15,634 cases and 188 deaths as of Sunday evening. 

WinnaVegas Casinoannounced 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. Time between phases will be based upon how safe guests are adhering to safety guidelines and protocols set forth by casino management.

During phase one, food and beverage venues will have limited hours of operation 

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