Health

As COVID-19 cases rise in Iowa, public health experts are urging "smart decisions" during the festivities to prevent the spread of the virus.

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Iowa’s most populous county now has a high level of coronavirus transmission, according to the CDC, and Polk County officials are urging all residents to resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces and to get vaccinated. A total of 75 of Iowa’s 99 counties have a high or substantial level of spread as of Monday.

Amid low vaccination rates and spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about Iowa’s biggest annual event.

A mask mandate is back in place on the Meskwaki settlement in Tama County. The Meskwaki Nation brought the requirement back as a precaution against the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19.

Some Ankeny parents are frustrated after receiving a letter Wednesday night that the Ankeny Community School District will not require students to quarantine if they have been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reversed course on its mask guidance, once again suggesting all individuals wear masks indoors in areas where COVID-19 cases are surging.

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Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.