Columbia and other towns across Iowa are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Columbia, IA community.

Stay up to date and informed with our resources: Breaking public health news, information on your local Iowa hospitals and healthcare facilities, information from the Iowa Public Health Department, and Twitter updates from Iowa government officials. Continue to visit our website for the latest updates.

Iowa COVID-19 Cases

Iowa New Coronavirus Cases:
Iowa Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,058,274
Iowa New Coronavirus Deaths:
Iowa Total Coronavirus Deaths: 10,797
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Columbia

Protesters at Columbia University have begun occupying a campus building

Students entered Hamilton and John Jay halls early Tuesday morning and began moving furniture and climbing through open windows. The school's public safety department is responding. More info »

Iowa Public Radio - 04/30/2024 01:06am

Columbia Has Resorted to Pedagogy Theater

Holding classes over Zoom just pretends to solve a problem. More info »

The Atlantic on MSN - 04/24/2024 08:38am

Columbia moves to hybrid instruction for rest of semester amid pro-Palestine protests

The move followed demands from a Jewish alumni group for Columbia to take 'immediate and effective action' to protect students. More info »

cbs2iowa.com - 04/22/2024 09:19pm

COVID-19 spread is ‘very low’ in Iowa (aj)

The number of new weekly hospital admissions of people infected with COVID-19 in Iowa has been dropping steadily since the start of the year and is now among the lowest ... More info »

Southwest Iowa News - 04/19/2024 02:01am

Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones

College campuses have always been a hotbed for protests, but students today also carry additional stresses from having lived through the isolation and fear from the pandemic. More info »

The Daily Nonpareil - 04/29/2024 06:30am

How do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:

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