Simpson College could receive as much as $1.4 million to help deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with $726,525 going for emergency student aid, according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Indianola city manager Ryan Waller said Friday that Indianola gained five cases of the coronavirus within the city limits and three in the fire district, moving the city to a total of 149 cases in Indianola and 37 in the city's fire district.
Seven percent of the people in Warren County who have been tested for the coronavirus test positive according to numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The first rule to wearing a mask to prevent COVID-19 is simple, says Jodene DeVault, Warren County Public Health nurse.
Indianola reported one case of COVID-19 in the fire district on Wednesday, but no cases within the city limits, leaving the first district with 34 cases and 144 in the city.
Indianola has reported no cases of COVID-19 within city limits or in the city's fire district, since Sunday.
Warren County gained three cases of COVID-19, climbing to a total of 527 between Sunday at 6 p.m. and Monday at 6 p.m., according to the Iowa Department of Public Health web site.
Warren County gained 23 cases of COVID-19, climbing to a total of 524 over the weekend, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health web site.
Although the National Balloon Classic was cancelled last week, about 20 pilots got a classic flight Friday — taking off from Simpson College — the spot where ballooning first came to Indianola 50 years ago.
About 57 percent of the COVID-19 cases in Warren County are among people under the age of 40, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health Friday.
