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Recovery: Our lives depend on it
Governor Kim Reynolds told Iowans Tuesday that she was cautiously optimistic that the surge of cases, hospitalizations and deaths from coronavirus was stabilizing and in some parts of the state decreasing, “but there is still much work to do.” As of Wednesday afternoon, Emmet County has 279 active cases of COVID-19 with 768 total cases reported since the county's first case May 13, 2020. 467 have recovered and 24 county residents have lost their lives. 214 are hospitalized and 43 are in an ICU in RMCC Region 3 of which Emmet County is part. Governor Reynolds said new admissions to the hospital and to ICUs were declining. “Experience has shown holiday events where people are gathered to celebrate contribute to an increase in cases, but we are cautiously optimistic that our mitigation steps are currently achieving what they are meant to do. I do not take these steps ...
