There have been no positive COVID-19 cases among students in the Pella Community School District since spring break. In total, 1.4% of all district students missed class on Friday, which has largely been in line with the average in the 2020-21 school year, and 0.4% were in quarantine. This week, 1.7% of Pella Middle School staff were out of the building Tuesday through Thursday and 0.9% at the High School Tuesday and Wednesday for a COVID-19 related reason.

Central College hosted a vaccination clinic for students and employees Friday, where Johnson & Johnson vaccines were provided by Marion County Public Health. The college plans to have at least two more events before commencement in May. As of April 5th, a total of 25 positive cases have been reported on campus since the beginning of the winter semester.