Why the jump in patients hospitalized with the rona?  An infectious disease expert says it’s no surprise to the medical community as the TOTAL number of Covid cases identified in Iowa has jumped 28 percent in the past two weeks.

Dr. Rosanna Rosa says a big worry is smaller hospitals won’t have the capacity to care for Covid patients, transferring them on to the state’s larger hospitals.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says hospital capacity isn’t overtaxed by Covid patients here. The state’s coronavirus website shows hospitals have 38 percent of inpatient beds open and available.