https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...its-for-hospitalization-outbreaks/5111747002/
So somehow someone found out exactly how Iowa is deciding whether or not to issue an order. It's a point-based system depending on 4 factors.
- Percentage of population greater than 65 years of age
- Percent of identified cases requiring hospitalization
- Infection rate per 100,000 population in the past 14 days
- Number of outbreaks in long-term care facilities
Each of those factors is set on a scale to 3. 3 being the highest. The number Reynolds and her team is looking for would be
at least 10. Since 12 is the highest, we'd have to be in pretty bad shape to get to 10 I would assume.
The Johnson County Board Supervisor said ""When I look at it, we'd be almost to Armageddon before she would issue (a shelter-in-place order)"