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Coverage dated December 7, 2021 to December 8, 2021

Unvaccinated youth is Iowa's first case of omicron variant

Headline from KAAL Rochester

Iowa health officials have confirmed the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in the state.

KAAL Rochester's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    First omicron COVID-19 case reported in Illinois in individual who was vaccinated, boosted (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Illinois reported its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant on Tuesday.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Unvaccinated youth is Iowa's first case of omicron variant (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Iowa health officials have confirmed the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in the state.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    First case of omicron variant discovered in Iowa (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    WATERLOO, Iowa -- The first confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been found in an unvaccinated person under the age of 18 who lives in Black Hawk

  4. Weareiowa

    Omicron in Iowa: State confirms new variant in Black Hawk County resident (opens Weareiowa)

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    Weareiowa's feed description

    The Iowa Department of Public Health reports the omicron case is in someone under 18 years old.

  5. Iowa Capital Dispatch

    First case of omicron variant detected in Iowa (opens Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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    Iowa Capital Dispatch's feed description

    The omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health announced Thursday.

  6. Globe Gazette

    1st Iowa case of omicron variant identified in Black Hawk County (opens Globe Gazette)

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    Globe Gazette's feed description

    WATERLOO -- The first confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been found in an unvaccinated person under the age of 18 who lives in Black Hawk County.

  7. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    1st person with omicron in Iowa found in Black Hawk County (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Published

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    The first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was found in an unvaccinated person under the age of 18 who lives in Black Hawk County.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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