Top Story After months of declines, COVID cases in Iowa on the rise again By Erin Murphy Lee Des Moines Bureau Jul 26, 2021 Jul 26, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Erin Murphy Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES — After more than a half-year in decline, the number of COVID-19 cases in Iowa has been increasing in recent weeks.kAm(:E9 42D6D :?4C62D:?8 56DA:E6 H:56DAC625 2G2:=23:=:EJ @7 E96 r~'xs\`h G244:?6[ 9F86 AF3=:4 82E96C:?8D =:<6 E96 "F25\r:EJ %:>6D q:I f C@25 C246[ #pvq#px 2?5 E96 x@H2 $E2E6 u2:C :? E96 4@>:?8 H66<D[ 2?5 2?@E96C D49@@= J62C D6E E@ DE2CE :? C@F89=J EH@ >@?E9D[ AF3=:4 962=E9 @77:4:2=D 2C6 6IAC6DD:?8 4@?46C?]k^AmkAmp?5 E96:C >6DD286 649@6D :? 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