County and city governments are looking to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on whether to issue a shelter-in-place order as neighboring states put in place mandatory bans on nonessential travel, while some are...

The Iowa Department of Public Health learned Tuesday that a Dubuque County resident between ages 61 and 80 has died from the novel coronavirus, the first death associated with the virus in Iowa, according...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will offer COVID-19 testing starting Friday in an effort to ramp up testing capacity for the disease. While physicians can order a test for those suspected...

An employee at the North Dodge Street Hy-Vee has tested positive for COVID-19.   In an email to The Daily Iowan, Tina Pothoff, Hy-Vee’s senior vice president of communication said a North Dodge...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state public-health officials said Tuesday that the state will not implement shelter in place at this time, as a growing number of states have made the move to limit nonessential...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in a press conference Monday afternoon new state-based support for local businesses impacted by COVID-19 closures.  This plan would provide grants and delay tax deadlines...

The City of Iowa City will make most parking free of charge, the city announced in a release Monday.  City Administrator Geoff Fruin said during a Monday press conference they had pulled cashiers from...

The University of Iowa is accepting donations for two emergency funds that aim to benefit both students and health-care providers at UI Hospitals and Clinics during the novel coronavirus outbreak.  The...

I lay awake in bed at 1:30 a.m. March 18, focused on the tightness in my chest, my hands and lips tingling. My breathing was labored, my mind was racing. I couldn’t tell if the physical state...

COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has claimed the lives of over 12,000 individuals across the world and now has a case present in all 50 U.S. states. The virus hadn’t...

Traffic off Interstate 80 is typically a marker of residence-hall move-out. Clinton and Dubuque Streets are packed with parents’ vehicles and filled with the hustle and bustle of families carting...

As the COVID-19 pandemic brings Iowa City’s downtown activity to a near halt, locals are seeking ways to stay afloat amid job losses. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on March 17 announced a health-disaster...