State of Iowa announces new Test Iowa locations as testing criteria expands
Schedule can be found on coronavirus.iowa.gov. 

DES MOINES – Today, the Office of Governor Kim Reynolds announced new Test Iowa locations will open next week in Marshalltown, Sioux Center, and Council Bluffs.

A schedule of sites, locations and times can be found here.

Test Iowa is a statewide initiative to expand COVID-19 testing. Testing criteria now allows any Iowan to be tested, regardless of symptoms or potential exposure to the virus. To be tested, Iowans must first complete an assessment at www.testiowa.com and schedule an appointment at a test site.

Test Iowa’s mobile testing model makes it possible to quickly operationalize a temporary test site in a community where virus activity is increasing or access to testing is limited. Testing is rapidly scaled up to identify positive cases, conduct contact tracing, and determine scope of the virus in the community. Over time when test volume decreases, sites are moved to other communities where there is a need.

The Test Iowa site currently in Sioux City will close when testing concludes at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22. The site opened on May 4. Testing remains in Sioux City through local health care providers as well as the new Test Iowa Site in Sioux Center.

Beginning today, CHP will use the Iowa Department of Public Health’s counts and reporting timeframes for Sioux County positive COVID-19 cases.  Please continue to check the coronavirus.iowa.gov website and dashboard for the latest data published by the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Sioux County Positive Covid-19 Case Count (source: https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts)

Today – 103
Yesterday – 100

 

As restrictions on activities are lifted please remember if you 65 or older or have underlying health conditions that place you at increased risk for contracting COVID-19 continue to stay at home as much as possible and leave only for essential services.

People may have no symptoms and still test positive, so it is important to continue to follow the social distancing guidelines:

• Stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
• Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
• Clean your hands often
• Cover your coughs and sneezes
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
• Wear a cloth facemask if you are out in public and cannot maintain a 6 foot distance from others.

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, please stay home and contact your health care provider for guidance:

• Fever
• Chills
• Muscle aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea/nausea/vomiting

For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

4 Additional COVID-19 case(s) in Sioux County

3 adults (18-40)

1 adult (41-60)

The individual(s) are in isolation.

 

Sioux County total positive cases: 96

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:

*Stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness

*Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others

*Clean your hands often

*Cover your coughs and sneezes

*Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

*Wear a cloth facemask if you are out in public and cannot maintain a 6 foot distance   from others.

 

 

For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

2 children (0-17)
2 adults (18-40)
2 adults (61-80)

The individual(s) are in isolation.
Sioux County total positive cases: 92

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*Stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*Clean your hands often
*Cover your coughs and sneezes
*Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
*Wear a cloth facemask if you are out in public and cannot maintain a 6 foot distance   from others.

For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

3 adults (18-40)
3 adults (41-60)

The individual(s) are in isolation.
Sioux County total positive cases: 86
*Yesterday’s case count included 1 individual (18-40) who was a duplicate case. Total case count 5/9 was 80, not 81.

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*Stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*Clean your hands often
*Cover your coughs and sneezes
*Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
*Wear a cloth facemask if you are out in public and cannot maintain a 6 foot distance   from others.

For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

1 child (0-17)
28 adults (18-40)
9 adult (41-60)
2 adults (61-80)

The individual(s) are in isolation.
Sioux County total positive cases: 81

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*clean your hands often
*cover your coughs and sneezes
*clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

 For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

1 child (0-17)
4 adults (18-40)
2 adult (41-60)
3 adults (61-80)

The individual(s) are in isolation.
Sioux County total positive cases: 41

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*clean your hands often
*cover your coughs and sneezes
*clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

 For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

1 child (0-18)
2 adults (19-40)
The individual(s) are in isolation.

Sioux County total positive cases: 31
Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*clean your hands often
*cover your coughs and sneezes
*clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

 For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention

1 adult (19-40)
2 adults (41-60)

The individual(s) are in isolation.
Sioux County total positive cases: 28

Take these steps to prevent the spread to yourself and others:
*stay home if you or anyone in your home has any symptoms of illness
*maintain a distance of 6 feet from others
*clean your hands often
*cover your coughs and sneezes
*clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

 For more COVID-19 prevention information including case counts in Iowa see:  https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#prevention