Today's COVID-19 Updates

New: Local businesses offer discounts for UI Health Care employees

Wellness forum: Emotion regulation skills for parents and teens, noon today

Epic service interruption, Friday, May 1, 1 a.m., for 30 minutes

COVID-19 by the numbers

C-19 adult inpatients: 22 yesterday, 125 to date
C-19 pediatric inpatients: 0 yesterday, 3 to date
% positive C-19 tests: 4% yesterday, 14% to date
Employees tested positive (self-reported): 2 yesterday, 80 to date
Telehealth screenings: 193 yesterday, 11,167 to date

Today’s tip

Did you know that it’s free to have your prescriptions delivered to your home? Ordering is easy and can be done through MyChart or a phone call.

Keeping you in The Loop

We Stand Together

One of our radiology technologists, Russell Johnson Jr. took time out of his day to perform a song on the piano (six feet or more from others), singing along in his deep, soulful voice.

Social shout out

“So grateful for the dedicated and talented staff at UIHC for all they are doing. We are so fortunate to have this amazing resource in Iowa.”

—@uihealthcare Facebook comment #UIHCStrong

COVID-19 announcements and reminders

• UI Health Care workers are invited to join the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response & Outcomes (HERO) Registry.
• The required “Take Five: Best practices during a pandemic” training is due Friday, May 15.
• Wild Rose Gifts (Elevator E, Level 1) now has expanded hours 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and also offers in-house delivery to staff and patients.
• Reminder: Remote working documentation is available from the ESC Self Service Portal

Other news and updates

• Noontime Skype prayer: Fridays in May, by Spiritual Services, email elizabeth-conley@uiowa.edu for invite
• The UI College of Public Health is offering a series of virtual open houses for the Master of Health Administration program for emerging health care leaders.

Outside UI Health Care

UI student drives toward improvement

Cambus dispatching and bionic supervisor Bryan Mulrooney recognized as student employee of the year for 2019–20, Iowa Now reports.

UI researchers use simulations to observe how viruses dry on solid surfaces

Two researchers in the UI College of Engineering received a grant to study how virus droplets that are expelled when someone coughs or sneezes dry on solid surfaces and contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, The Daily Iowan reports.

Appointment loophole in public health proclamation leaves retailers with conundrum

Retail stores are still closed through at least mid-May in 22 of Iowa’s counties, but some businesses have noticed a loophole in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ closure order that allows them to bring in customers, KCRG reports.

3.8 million people filed for unemployment last week, putting total number at more than 30 million

More than 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week, ABC News reports. The latest claims bring the total to 30 million in six weeks.

South Korea reports no new domestic coronavirus cases

South Korea, which waged an early battle against COVID-19 after the disease emerged from China, said today that it had no new domestic cases for the first time since a surge nearly 10 weeks ago, NPR reports.