The Ankeny Area Chamber is closely monitoring the changing developments of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its impact on our members and community. “We are going to test staff and residents on a weekly basis, and our hope and goal, one objective of that, is to quickly identify so we can quickly isolate and quickly put a treatment plan in place for those people.”Sunny View activated a separate COVID-19 inside the facility for the treatment of residents with the virus.Sunny View Care Center is licensed for 94 beds.

The following updates were made concerning building access, athletics sanctioned camps and practices, community engagement, open areas, green spaces, and playgrounds:
Your Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce is happy to see members of our organization getting ready to open and currently open with guidelines in place. Ankeny Community School District answered questions about its plans to take a "hybrid" approach to the 2020 school year, balancing both in-person and online teaching in … Please read through our event protocols. There will be specific hours of the day in which buildings will accept public visitors and assist them. Walton said the facility usually houses around 80 residents.Violent crime soars during pandemic as confidence in police takes a hitCasual dining chains like Ruby Tuesday's and Chili's are stuck in a 'state of limbo' without a COVID-19 vaccineAnkeny long-term care facility reports COVID-19 outbreakShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. COVID-19 Chamber Update. Admission will be open only to Ankeny residents, with the exception of families of students who are open enrolled in Ankeny public and private schools. The public is still encouraged to first try to obtain the assistance or answers they need via phone call or email.In addition, the Ankeny School Board met on June 15 to update the Ankeny Community School District COVID-19 Plan. According to Caleb Walton, with Sunny View Care Center, initial testing indicated more than 95% of the positive cases have been asymptomatic.Walton said the facility is working with the department of public health and Polk County Emergency Management to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.“What we've adopted is a serial testing program,” he said. Some are open at 50% capacity, drive up options or curbside pickup. Ankeny Community School District office buildings will reopen to the public, with some restrictions, on Monday, June 15.

The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported a new long-term care facility COVID-19 outbreak. On Friday, July 24, Governor Kim Reynolds announced a new proclamation continuing the public health emergency in Iowa. Ankeny Community School District Office Reopening and COVID-19 Plan Updates Ankeny Community School District office buildings will reopen to the public, with some restrictions, on Monday, June 15.

Admission price will be $4 per session for anyone entering the facility. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported a new long-term care facility COVID-19 outbreak.According to the state’s COVID-19 website, Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny reported 32 cases of the virus. There will be specific hours of the day in which buildings will accept public visitors and assist them.These hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.Visitors should call ahead to schedule appointments, so as to limit the number of people in the building at a given time and maintain social distancing. An Ankeny mother has started a petition over the school district's Return to Learn plan, which has gained more than 1,000 signatures in less than 24 … Due to COVID-19, the aquatic center will open with modifications that will limit capacity as well as amenities.