AP/Lang
3/8/20
The first cases of the COVID-19 virus in Iowa have been discovered in Johnson County.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said Sunday that cases of COVID-19 have been identified in three individuals who recently took a cruise in Egypt before returning home to Johnson County. All three of the individuals are recovering at home in isolation.
Iowa health officials said one of the individuals is between 41 and 60 years old. The other two individuals with COVID-19 are between 61 and 80 years old. The cruise that the three individuals were on ran from Feb. 17 to March 2. The individuals returned home on March 3.