Reynolds gives $14M to Iowa care homes as virus cases rise

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Kim Reynolds says she will provide $14 million in federal funds to Iowa’s long-term care centers to help them manage new outbreaks of the coronavirus at the facilities.

CASES ARE NEARINGTHE 200-THOUSANDMARK.THE VIRUS HASKILLED MORE THAN2-THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED AND SIXIOWANS.RIGHT NOW, THESTATE'S 14-DAY TESTPOSITIVITY RATE IS22.1%.TODAY GOVERNORREYNOLDSDISCUSSED THEHIGHHOSPITALIZATIONRATES IN IOWA,SAYING THE NEXTWEEK WILL BE BECRITICAL TO SEEHOSPITAL RATESSTABILIZE.IOWA CURRENTLYHAS 14-HUNDRED-47HOSPITALIZED COVID19 PATIENTS...A SLIGHT DECREASEFROM YESTERDAY...THE FIRST ONE THESTATE HASREPORTED INWEEKS.GOVERNORREYNOLDS SAYSCURRENTLY 74-PERCENT OFIOWAN'SHOSPITALIZED FORCOVID-19 ARE 60 OROLDER.SHE CONFIRMEDAT LEAST 20ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM FACILITYOUTBREAKS SAYINGSHE IS ALLOCATINGMONEY FROM THECARES ACT TO HELPLONG-TERMFACILITIES IN THEFIGHT AGAINST THESPREAD OF COVID-19.YO