VMH Community and Home Care Public Health Office reminds residents COVID-19 is still spreading in Allamakee County

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Monday, April 27 allowing the reopening of some business types and lifting gathering requirements for certain counties beginning May 1. The proclamation applies to 77 counties in Iowa where COVID-19 activity remains lowest.

The new guidelines do not apply to organizations in Allamakee County due to ongoing higher levels of COVID-19 activity.

“It’s important for residents and businesses in Allamakee County to remember COVID-19 is still spreading in our community,” said Lisa Moose, Community and Home Care Director. “We aren’t out of the woods yet. There is still a lot of work to be done, so we need everyone to continue practicing social distancing and other public health recommendations to slow the spread of the virus.”

Everyone can do their part by staying home as much as possible, avoiding groups of people, only going out for essentials like groceries and medical care, and staying home if they’re sick.

The proclamation does not apply to the counties of Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Dallas, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Washington, or Woodbury due to ongoing COVID-19 activity in those areas.

Read the Governor’s full proclamation online at https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/gov-reynolds-signs-new-proclamat....