Governor Kim Reynolds was asked yesterday about potential COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants in Tama and Louisa Counties. She indicated a machine has been sent to one of the plants for testing, but she did not specify which one.

The latest state report indicates 79 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Louisa County. Earlier this month, the beef packing plant in Tama temporarily suspended operations after one employee tested positive for COVID-19.   State officials have identified a COVID-19 outbreak at the Premier Estates nursing home in Toledo, which is in Tama County, but the number of cases associated with the facility has not been made public.