(Des Moines, IA) — New CDC data indicates Iowa’s most populous county and host of the State Fair now has a high level of coronavirus transmission.
Polk County officials are urging all residents to wear masks in public indoor spaces and to get vaccinated. Board of Supervisors Chair Angela Connolly says the county’s vaccination rate is still too low to prevent the spread of variants. Connolly said, “as we start to see more large gatherings such as concerts, the state fair, back to school — this is really a perfect storm.” Seventy five of Iowa’s 99 counties are experiencing a “high” or “substantial” spread of COVID-19. Around 61-and-a-half percent of eligible Iowans are fully vaccinated.
A new state law bars governments and schools from issuing mask mandates.
