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STACEY: FIRST AT 5:00. IOWA IS NOW THIRD IN THE NATION FOR COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS PER CAPITA. STEVE: THIS NEW YORK TIMES RANKING COMES AS THE STATE SET NEW RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH THE VIRUS AND THE NUMBER OF LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES REPORTING OUTBREAKS. MORE THAN 1100 IOWANS ARE BEING TREATED FOR COVID-19 IN IOWA HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE DAY THAT THE STATE HAS SET A NEW RECORD FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS. STACEY: MEANTIME, THE STATE SURPASSED 100 OUTBREAKS AMONG ITS LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. THERE ARE NOW 101 OUTBREAKS, ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN 3,000 CASES. IN RESPONSE, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS ANNOUNCED NEW PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES THIS MORNING. STEVE: ����vlog SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE AT THE STATEHOUS TONIGHT WITH THE NEW MASK RULE THAT ALL IOWANS NOW MUST FOLLOW. TODD THE GOVERNOR ADMITS TODAY THAT THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL IN THE STATE OF IOWA WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19. SHE HAS NOT YET DECIDED TO CLOSE ANYMORE BUSINESSES, BUT SHE SAYS I WINS HAVE TO WORK A LOT HARDER TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. SHE SAYS IF IT CONTINUES, IT COULD BECOME A VERYALARMING SITUATION. >> THE VIRUS IS SPREADING EASILY BETWEEN PEOPLE AS THEY GATHER IN GROUPS OR GO ABOUT THEIR NORMAL ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN PREVENTATIVE HEALTH MEASUR LIKE MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED. TODD GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS : DECIDED THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN COVID 19 SPREAD IS TO REQUIRE MORE MASK WEARING AT PUBLIC EVENTS. A NEW PROCLAMATION DECLARES THAT ANY SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, RECREATIONAL, LEISURE OR SPORTING GATHERING WITH MORE THAN 25 PEOPLE INDOORS OR 100 PEOPLE OUTDOORS WILL BE PROHIBITED UNLESS ALL PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 2 WEAR MASKS. ALSO, GROUPS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING EVENTS CAN BE NO LARGER THAN 8 PEOPLE. HOUSEHOLDS LARGER THAN 8 ARE EXCLUDED. AND AS BEFORE, EVENTS OF MOPRE -- MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE MUST ENSURE 6 FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING BETWEEN GROUP FOR YOUTH AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS, IF MORE THAN PEOPLE ARE AT AN INDOOR EVENT, ALL SPECTATORS OVER 2 MUST WEAR MASKS AND KEEP 6 FEET BETWEEN OTHER SPECTATORS. ONLY TWO SPECTATORS WILL B ALLOWED FOR EACH YOUTH ATHLETE. ATHLETES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS. >> I’M HERE TO TELL IOWANS I NEED YOUR HELP IF YOU WANT TO KEEP OUR BUSINESSES OPEN AND YOU WANT TO KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOO IF YOU WANT OT MAKE SURE THAT WE , HAVE HOSPITALS AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND WE HAVE CLINICS THAT CAN TREAT NOT ONL COVID PATIENTS, BUT THAT THEY CAN TREAT OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, THEN WE ALL HAVE TO BUCKLE DOWN AND TAKE THIS SERIOUS. IT SPREADS. IT IS VERY CONTAGIOUS. AND SO WE ALL NEED TO DO OUR PART. TODD: THERE’S ANOTHER PART OF THE PROCLAMATION THAT INCLUDES SALONS, BARBERSHOPS, MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS, TATTOO ESTABLISHMENTS, AND TANNIN FACILITIES, ALL CUSTOMER STILL MUST BE SIX FEET APART AT THOSE PLACES AND EVERYONE HAS TO WEAR A MASK. THE NEW MASK MANDATE GOES INTO EFFECT TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT A WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT 30 DAY IF YOU DEFY THE NEW RULES, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO A FINE AND THAT COULD BE A MISDEMEANOR. TODD MAGEL, ����vlog 8 NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. STACEY: GOVERNOR REYNOLDS IS ALSO PLEADING WITH IOWANS TO HELP PROTECT HOSPITALS DURING THIS PANDEMIC. THE HIGH VOLUME OF COVID-19 PATIENTS IN IOWA HOSPITALS RIG NOW MEANS HOSPITALS MUST TURN AWAY PATIENTS WITH LESS SERIOUS ILLNESSES. WHILE HOSPITALS ARE NOT RUNNING OUT OF BEDS, THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF STAFF. THE GOVERNOR IS ASKING IOWANS TO CUT BACK ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND WEAR A MASK TO HELP FIGHT THE SURGE. IF THEY DON’T SHE SAYS THE , CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DEADLY. THE OVERALL INCREASE PATIENT VOLUME IS STRESSING OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND PUTTING CAPACITY AT RISK. STACEY: THE GOVERNOR SAYS SHE