DMR has a pretty good summary of the fucking mess Covid Kimmy has created: [View all]

Nobody seems to believe anything the state has to say about covid in Iowa:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/08/28/covid-19-iowa-top-county-city-leaders-distrust-state-numbers/5646260002/?for-guid=1e19b74f-37c6-4fc0-a15c-2f19c1069419&utm_source=desmoinesregister-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_thumb

Leaders in Iowa's biggest cities and counties say they don't trust the state's coronavirus numbers

As Iowa's positive coronavirus cases climbed this week to their highest level yet, local elected officials in several of the state's most populated counties said they are increasingly relying on data sources other than the state health department to make decisions about protecting residents in their communities.

In places such as Polk, Story, Johnson and Linn counties, several officials complained they no longer trust state data or metrics because case numbers have been consistently under-reported and contain inaccuracies — and that Gov. Kim Reynolds' guidance thus far has failed to quell the coronavirus’ spread.

Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers
“Iowa has become an island to ourselves,” said Linn County supervisors Chairman Ben Rogers, a four-term elected official from the northeast side of Cedar Rapids. “We find ourselves at the top of all the bad lists. ... It’s not slowing down.”

On Friday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 2,663 new coronavirus cases, the most yet in a 24-hour period, as for the first time it included positive results from rapid antigen tests.

Much, much more at the link.