Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds today (Thursday) warned there will be an increase in the number of COVID-19 outbreaks at Long-Term Care facilities (LTC’s) throughout the State. At 10-a.m. Today (Thursday), the Coronavirus dashboard indicated there were 94 outbreaks. During her press conference, the Governor said 120 new outbreaks are expected to show-up on the dashboard this afternoon, for a total of 114 active cases.

There are approximately 443 LTC’s in the State. The governor said the dashboard is being updated to show the number of new cases over the past 14 days in facilities with active outbreaks.

Governor Reynolds announced also, $14-million worth of CARES ACT spending will be allocated to Iowa’s Long Term Care facilities to assist with the increased costs related to testing and staffing.