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A significant growth of cases in the State of Iowa has prompted Governor Kim Reynolds to close bars, taverns, breweries and nightclubs in Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk and Story counties until September 20th, among other safety measures.

The latest update from the City of Indianola shows a growth of 13 cases within city limits since August 27th, and an additional 2 not within city limits but within the Indianola Fire District, for a total of 194 in the city and 51 in the fire district, making a total of 245 to affect the city since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Warren County has seen a significant jump of cases since August 27th, rising by 86 cases for a total of 778 cases. After active cases have slowly gone down over the month of August, the recent rise has grown the county to 244 current active cases, the most active cases since the start of the pandemic. Warren County has five deaths from the virus.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has set a 15% positive test rate as a metric that might indicate schools should move to remote learning. As of Monday, Marion County well over the threshold at 17.2%, while Warren County is at 9%. There are twelve counties currently over the threshold.