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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

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 Okoboji

Covid-19 in Iowa: How a lake resort region became a hot spot - Vox

How an Iowa summer resort region became a Covid-19 hot spot. ... Boaters congregate on Lake Okoboji in the Iowa Great Lakes region over the July Fourth weekend. David Thoreson Image. More info »

Vox - 08/08/2020 01:19pm

Summer fun options in Okoboji lessened due to coronavirus

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa -- State campgrounds will be open, but social distancing is required among some restrictions, and longtime popular restaurants such as The Ritz, Taco House and Tweeter's will ... More info »

Sioux City Journal - 05/21/2020 02:06pm

When Okoboji became a COVID-19 hotspot, this medical anthropologist conducted research to figure out what happened and why | Iowa Public Radio

When that town — Okoboji — became a COVID-19 hotspot, Mendenhall conducted interviews with more than 100 individuals in the area during the summer and fall of 2020. That work resulted in a book. More info »

Iowa Public Radio - 09/26/2022 11:00pm

When COVID came to Okoboji - Iowa Public Radio

Emily Mendenhall is a medical anthropologist originally from a small town in Iowa. When that town — Okoboji — became a COVID-19 hotspot, Mendenhall conducted interviews with more than 100 ... More info »

Iowa Public Radio - 04/14/2022 12:00am