Des Moines RegisterView CommentsPolk County late last week was among the 10 counties in the United States where the coronavirus was spreading fastest, a Des Moines Register analysis of national COVID-19 data confirmed.An unreleased White House coronavirus task force report  on Monday listed 10 counties where coronavirus had spread the fastest in the week before May 7, the date of the report. Polk County, the core of the Des Moines metro area, was No. 8 on that list.Dallas County, also part of the metro area, had nearly as much growth, and was just outside the top...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsPolk County late last week was among the 10 counties in the United States where the coronavirus was spreading fastest, a Des Moines Register analysis of national COVID-19 data confirmed.An unreleased White House coronavirus task force report  on Monday listed 10 counties where coronavirus had spread the fastest in the week before May 7, the date of the report. Polk County, the core of the Des Moines metro area, was No. 8 on that list.Dallas County, also part of the metro area, had nearly as much growth, and was just outside the top...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThe coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and the rest of the world, and Iowa is not immune.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on March 8, 2020. The next day, , with cases reported in both the east and west parts of the state. Since then the number of cases and the geographic spread of the virus has grown in Iowa. On March 24, Reynolds announced the , the respiratory disease caused by the virus. The map below shows the number of vaccinations for COVID-19 in each U.S. state. The data may vary slightly from the chart above due to update...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThe coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and the rest of the world, and Iowa is not immune.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on March 8, 2020. The next day, , with cases reported in both the east and west parts of the state. Since then the number of cases and the geographic spread of the virus has grown in Iowa. On March 24, Reynolds announced the , the respiratory disease caused by the virus. The map below shows the number of vaccinations for COVID-19 in each U.S. state. The data may vary slightly from the chart above due to update...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsA new report from the American Wind Energy Association says wind is now the largest single source of electricity in Iowa.According to the trade association's Wind Powers America 2019 Annual Report, Iowa is now generating more than 10,000 megawatts of wind energy, accounting for more than 40% of the state's electricity.Wind became the leading source of electricity in both Iowa and Kansas this year, making them the first states to reach that benchmark. Previously, coal-fired power generation .Projects in Iowa added the second-most wind power capacity of...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsA new report from the American Wind Energy Association says wind is now the largest single source of electricity in Iowa.According to the trade association's Wind Powers America 2019 Annual Report, Iowa is now generating more than 10,000 megawatts of wind energy, accounting for more than 40% of the state's electricity.Wind became the leading source of electricity in both Iowa and Kansas this year, making them the first states to reach that benchmark. Previously, coal-fired power generation .Projects in Iowa added the second-most wind power capacity of...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsIn Iowa, as in its bordering states of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic began its gradual spread in the community mid-March.Over a five-day stretch beginning March 6, six of those seven states reported their first positive test for the virus.Since then, Iowa and its neighbors have had different responses in how they've handled the pandemic. The virus has also hit the states in different ways.Data from the seven states show Iowa has had a disproportionately high number of cases compared...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsIn Iowa, as in its bordering states of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic began its gradual spread in the community mid-March.Over a five-day stretch beginning March 6, six of those seven states reported their first positive test for the virus.Since then, Iowa and its neighbors have had different responses in how they've handled the pandemic. The virus has also hit the states in different ways.Data from the seven states show Iowa has had a disproportionately high number of cases compared...WW…