Black Hawk County Public Health

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4/23/20 BHC Local COVID-19 Press Briefing.

4/20/20 local COVID-19 press briefing

Stay Safe At Home video released

Press release from Governor's office 4/17/20 regarding school closures.

4/16/20 COVID-19 Press Briefing

The proclamation limits social, community, recreational, leisure, and sporting gatherings in RMCC Region 6 to only people who live together in the same household. And it continues to limit weddings, funerals, and other spiritual or religious gatherings to no more than 10 people. The proclamation also requires people to remain six feet away from people outside their household whenever possible, and requires employers to take reasonable steps to increase telework and adopt reasonable precautions to protect the health of employees and the public at any in-person operations. RMCC Region 6 includes Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Grundy, Howard, Jones, Linn, and Winneshiek counties.

Black Hawk County Health Department urges residents to stay home and stay safe over Easter Holiday.

4/6/2020 Press Briefing

Guidance on wearing cloth face coverings in public. It is now encouraged that all residents wear face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19.

To encourage further social distancing and mitigation efforts, the proclamation orders additional closures effective at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7th until Thursday, April 30th: Malls; Tobacco or vaping stores; Toy, gaming, music, instrument, movie, or adult entertainment stores; Social and fraternal clubs, including those at golf courses; Bingo halls, bowling alleys, pool halls, arcades, and amusement parks; Museums, libraries, aquariums, and zoos; Race tracks and speedway; Roller or ice skating rinks and skate parks; Outdoor or indoor playgrounds or children’s play centers; Campgrounds.