(Radio Iowa) – Schools in Iowa are getting a federal grant of more than 71-million dollars to help address costs related to the pandemic. Iowa Department of Education director Ann Lebo says the money comes at a critical time:

Schools will have until the close of business Monday to apply. Lebo says every one of Iowa’s 327 school districts will get a piece of the pie for programs ranging from online learning to mental health services.

State health officials now say 58-percent of the workers at the Tyson Foods plant in Perry have tested positive for the virus, the highest reported level of any Iowa employer. The company had previously refused to reveal data about the infection rate among employees.

Governor Reynolds today (Tuesday) announced 408 new coronavirus cases in Iowa. She says the recent spike is due to expanded testing. Lab results through 10 a.m. Monday had confirmed a total of over 10-thousand cases of COVID-19 in Iowa since testing began in March.