https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/07/coronavirus-in-iowa-auditor-rob-sand-questions-governor-kim-reynolds-covid-19-assessment/2961352001/
Sand's news release said he has asked the governor for more information twice since Thursday. In a copy of a letter dated Saturday, Sand asked the governor a dozen questions about the science behind the metric. The letter requested the governor supply responses to the public by noon Monday.
"Whether we in Iowa's capitol are acting on valid, predictive data and science to contain this pandemic affects the rest of our state, our nation, and our world," Sand wrote. "As I wrote to you earlier, trusting Iowans with basic information helps them make better-informed decisions about their actions, which leads to a better outcome for both our health and our economy."
Questions include whether other states are using a similar tool, whether such a tool has been used before, how and by whom the tool was created, whether any other tools were evaluated and how many Iowans would need to be infected, hospitalized and die before any region reaches a trigger. The letter also questions specific aspects of the tool, such as why only long-term care outbreaks are considered and not other large gatherings of people, like factory workers or health care workers.
About one-in-five of Iowa's positive coronavirus cases are health care workers, the state said Tuesday.
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