(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says five of Iowa’s most populous counties continue to have the highest number of new COVID-19 cases: Johnson, Polk, Story, Linn and Black Hawk. Still, she says the number of positive cases is trending down for each county, while the positivity rate is dropping in all but Linn County. The governor says Iowa’s young adults remain the trouble-spot in the past two weeks:

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is again calling for Iowa officials to close more bars and to enact a mask mandate to prevent further spread of the virus. A federal report now shows Iowa has the third-highest percentage of new COVID-19 cases in the country, down from first in the nation a week ago.