COVID-19 updates

ATLANTA — As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine...

PLYMOUTH CO. — Le Mars will be the site for an upcoming VA Hospital COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in Plymouth County. The Sioux Falls VA Hospital COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Plymouth County will be offered from noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, at the Le Mars American Legion, 110 Plymouth St. S.W...

PLYMOUTH CO. — Plymouth County is currently in sixth place for COVID-19 positive tests in the last seven days, according to the www.coronavirus.iowa.gov dashboard as of Thursday morning, April 8. Plymouth County is at 9 percent in positive tests for the seven day average, down from 13 percent reported on Tuesday...

DES MOINES — Iowa is still on pace to open COVID-19 vaccinations to Iowans age 18 and up beginning Monday, April 5. Gov. Kim Reynolds reported Iowans age 16 and up can receive the Pfizer vaccine, while those age 18 and up are eligible to receive either the Moderna or J&J vaccine...

DES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday announced that COVID-19 impacted renters and homeowners will be able to apply for assistance with rent and mortgage payments through two assistance programs beginning at 2 p.m., Monday, March 29. “Even though Iowa is well on its way to recovery from the pandemic, too many Iowans continue to feel its impact through financial hardship,” said Gov. ...

LE MARS — As directed by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Floyd Valley Healthcare (FVH) has moved through all of the required tiers for vaccination. FVH will now open up clinics to anyone 18 years of age or older that would like to be vaccinated for COVID-19 regardless of county of residence...

LE MARS — As COVID testing has declined from peak use and the number of immunized Plymouth County residents continues to increase, Floyd Valley Clinics will be adjusting a few COVID-related patient protocols. Wednesday, March 31, will be the final day for the Floyd Valley Clinics Test Iowa site. This will also be the final day for the Respiratory Care Clinic in its current North Entrance location...

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Wednesday that Iowa continues to gain momentum in its recovery from COVID-19. In her weekly White House update on COVID-19, Reynolds said, “While next week we expect about the same amount of doses as we did this week, things start looking up after that. ...

LE MARS — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed seven cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7. in Plymouth County. IDPH will not share any additional identifiable information about the individuals affected, as this is confidential protected patient information...

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds reflected on the many challenges that Iowans have endured in the past year as far as how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Iowans, from the uncertainty to the vaccinations now underway during her Wednesday press conference...

LE MARS — Floyd Valley Healthcare’s Community Health Care Manager Tara Geddes is one of 100 nurses in Iowa recognized with the 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award. The 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award recognizes nurses that have made meaningful, lasting contributions to their patients, colleagues, and the nursing profession, and are viewed as mentors to other nursing professionals. This year’s honorees exemplify all of the principles on which the 100 Great Iowa Nurses Celebration was founded...

LE MARS — Those in the Tier 1C Priority Group are now able to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccination clinics being scheduled for next week. Vaccinations will also continue for those in groups 1A and 1B. Individuals are asked to use the online form to quickly and easily choose your appointment time. The link can be found at FloydValley.org...

LE MARS — Wells Enterprises, Inc., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to employees at an onsite clinic in Le Mars on March 8 and 9. The state of Iowa now recognizes food processing workers as an eligible priority group for vaccination. In partnership with state public health, Hy-Vee and Floyd Valley Community Health, Wells is offering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to employees at no charge...

LE MARS — Floyd Valley Healthcare has announced vaccine clinics will be made available for community members Friday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 9. “We just learned that we will have extra doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that need to be administered. ...

DES MOINES — As part of of her weekly press conference Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds, along with her husband, Kevin, and Interim Director of the Iowa Department of Health Kelly Garcia, received their one shot dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine...

LE MARS — Floyd Valley Healthcare and the Plymouth County Community Health Department are pleased to announce that together they have created a COVID-19 Vaccine On-Line Scheduling system. “This new scheduling system will be available for all vaccinations going forward, beginning Thursday, March 4, 2021,” according to Tara Geddes, Floyd Community Health Manager...

DES MOINES — The state of Iowa will reach a milestone this week, with over 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine being distributed statewide. In addition to the Moderna and Pfizer allocations, Iowa will receive 25,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was approved for Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA and CDC on Feb. 28...

DES MOINES — During her weekly press conference on Thursday, Gov. Kim Reynolds shared Centers for Disease Control numbers which shows Iowa is making progress in COVID-19 vaccination. “Our administration rate is strong and the number of Iowans vaccinated is impressive,” she said...

LE MARS — As frustrations run high with the current COVID-19 vaccine rollout program statewide and locally, officials with Floyd Valley Community Health felt it was important to give county residents insight on the process. "We understand and are also frustrated with the current rollout of vaccines from the federal and state level as it has not been a smooth process, but please be assured that we are working diligently to get all vaccinated that wish to be immunized," said Tara Geddes, Floyd Community Health manager.. ...

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received by the state will increase next week. “Yesterday on the weekly COVID response call with the White House, we learned that an additional 2.5 million doses of vaccine will be available on top of the 11 million doses available nationally. That’s a new total 13.5 million doses among the states,” she said...