Highlights in this edition:
- COVID-19 Update
- COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate Drops to Lowest Level Yet at 0.59%
- 65.7% of Iowans age 18 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccination
- The percentage of total COVID-19 associated hospitalizations for children age 5-17 is just 1.1%
- School Mask Mandates Have No Effect on Lower COVID-19 Case Rates
- July Revenue Numbers Down in Some Areas, Up in Others
- Sales and use tax collections grew 22 percent over July 2020
- School Closures Led to Student Learning Plunge
- Student performance dropped ten percentage points from fall 2019 to fall 2020
- House Republicans visit Iowa’s Mental Health Institutes
- The MHIs have completed several safety enhancements for patients
- Vax Mandate and Mask Mandate Questions and Answers
- A person cannot be denied access to public or private facilities because of their vaccination status, except for certain health care facilities
- Election Law Changes Now in Effect
- Absentee ballot request period is now no more than 70 days before election day
