2485 Highway 92
Washington, IA
Columbus Junction 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 Columbus Junction, IA community.
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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
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
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
Coronavirus News for Columbus Junction
Coronavirus outbreak at Iowa pork plant larger than state reported - The Des Moines Register
Tyson officials said they learned of the first case in Columbus Junction on April 1 and idled the plant four days later after 29 workers tested positive, according to an Iowa OSHA inspection report. More info »
Des Moines Register - 07/21/2020 12:00pmTyson Foods plant in Columbus Junction to re-open after coronavirus outbreak there - The Des Moines Register
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday that all of the Tyson's employees in Columbus Junction have been tested for COVID-19. Reynolds has said she does not expect to order meat-packing plants be closed. More info »
Des Moines Register - 02/17/2025 12:20amIn the eye of the pandemic: how the coronavirus spread through a small immigrant town in Iowa - Univision
Antojitos Carmen is a popular, family-owned Mexican restaurant in the small town of Columbus Junction, Iowa. But, an outbreak of coronavirus in a local Tyson meat packing plant turned the ... More info »
Univision - 06/03/2020 03:57am2 Tyson workers die from coronavirus in Columbus Junction, plant shut down - wqad.com
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa — Tyson Foods confirmed that two of its workers at the Columbus Junction pork processing plant have died. The Louisa County plant has been shut down since the week of ... More info »
wqad - 04/15/2020 03:00pmOutbreak at Iowa pork plant was larger than state reported
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the ... More info »
New York Post - 07/22/2020 11:14am
