Iowa, America's New COVID Hotspot, Eclipses 70K Cases As GOP Gov Ignores WH Mask Recommendation
Iowa recently eclipsed 70,000 cases of COVID-19, after failing to implement repeated recommendations from the White House coronavirus task force to adopt face mask mandates.
The state added over 500 new cases to reach the milestone on Monday, with more than 400 additional cases added on Tuesday. Iowa reports 70,859 total cases, including 1,178 related deaths. Of those tested for the virus, an average of 10.6 percent tested positive over the past two weeks.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has refused to implement the mask mandate recommendation from the task force, instead "recommending" that they be worn. The task force also suggested that bars in 61 of the state's counties be closed and restaurant capacity restricted, with Reynolds closing bars in just six counties in late August.
Reynolds was one of five Republican governors to claim early victory over the virus in an opinion article touting their focus on the economy as a "model for success," published by The Washington Post on May 5. At the time, there were around 10,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Iowa. Cases began to steadily increase with the arrival of summer.
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Another COVIDIOT.
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