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Two nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks revealed

The Iowa Department of Public Health has released the identities of two nursing homes where outbreaks of the coronavirus have infected residents and contributed to a large share of the state’s known infections. The facilities…
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Coronavirus update

Two people from the No Coast Network listening area have now been diagnosed with coronavirus.  One is a person from Mahaska County aged 41 to 60; the other is an adult from Marion County aged…
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AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’…
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NYC virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 attacks

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and LORI HINNANT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said…
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Vermeer employee tests positive for COVID-19

Vermeer Corporation is confirming that one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19.  A press release from Vermeer says that person has not been on Vermeer’s Pella campus since the week of March 9. …
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Tyson Foods suspends operations in Columbus Junction

Tyson Foods says it has suspended operations at a major pork processing plant in Columbus Junction, where more than two dozen workers have tested positive for the coronavirus.  Spokesman Gary Mickelson says the suspension went…
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Chris Young & The Opry Pay Tribute To Joe Diffie

Singer Joe Diffie passed away last month after testing positive for the coronavirus, and now Chris Young has paid tribute to the singer in song. Chris appeared on a pre-televised live stream ahead of Sunday’s…
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Pro day cancellations forcing changes to NFL draft process

By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bill Polian simplified the NFL’s draft process years ago. He studied film, relied on medical experts, checked the numbers and interviewed players. With the flurry of pro days canceled…
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Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the…
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Coronavirus update

Three more Iowans have died from the coronavirus.  According to Monday’s (4/6) information from the Iowa Department of Public Health, two elderly adults from Tama County have died and one from Linn County has died. …
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