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NEWS 7.29.21: COVID-19 Deputy Death, Hospitalizations Up, Air Quality Alert, and U.S. Senate Race


A Siouxland Sheriff’s office is mourning the death of one of its own.
The Burt County Sheriff says Deputy Justin Smith passed away yesterday after a battle with COVID-19.
Deputy Smith has been a member of the Burt County Sheriff s Office and since 2008. He also served as the Police Chief of Decatur, Nebraska. 
The Burt County Board of Supervisors has requested that all flags in the county be lowered to half-staff.
Credit Burt County Sheriff s Office
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb as state health officials reported this week 158 Iowans are being treated for complications of the virus.
Hospitalizations hit a record low of 46 in late June, but they have been increasing for the past month. ....

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