SOME WESTERN IOWA COUNTIES ARE REPORTING THE HIGHEST POSITIVE RATES FOR COVID-19 IN THE STATE.
FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS A 20% POSITIVITY TEST RATE OVER THE PAST 7 DAYS AS OF THURSDAY.
DICKINSON COUNTY IS SECOND AT 13-PERCENT.
POTTAWATTAMIE AND SCOTT COUNTIES ARE NEXT AT 11 PERCENT.
PLYMOUTH AND DAVIS COUNTIES ARE AT 10 PERCENT.
HALF OF THE NEW POSITIVE CASES COME FROM THE 18-TO-29 AND 80-PLUS AGE GROUPS.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT MORE THAN ONE-FOURTH OF IOWA’S POSITIVE CASES LAST WEEK WERE CONFIRMED IN THE 18-TO-29 AGE GROUP.
