COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE IN IOWA.  THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SHOWS AN INCREASE OF 600 POSITIVE TESTS OVER THE LAST WEEK, THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT WEEK THE STATE HAS SEEN AN INCREASE.  THE NUMBER OF IOWANS HOSPITALIZED AND IN INTENSIVE CARE, ALSO ROSE, AND OVER THE PAST MONTH, ROUGHLY A HUNDRED IOWANS HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.