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TISIA MUZINGA, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. STACEY: RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN EIGHT IOWA. KCCI’S CYNTHIA FODOR JOINS US LIVE FROM THE STATEHOUSE WHERE GOVERNOR REYNOLDS PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC TODAY CYNTHIA: STACEY, WE LEARNED HERE AT THE STATEHOUSE TODAY THAT 22 IOWANS ARE NOW QUARANTINED ON THAT GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP. >> THE REALITY IS COVID-19 IS NOW HERE. WE CAN EXPECT THE NUMBER OF TESTS AND THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE DAYS TO COME. CYNTHIA: GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS THE SEVEN IOWANS WHO TESTED POSITIVE IN JOHNSON COUNTY AFTER AN EGYPTIAN CRUISE WERE NOT THE ONLY IOWANS ON THAT SHIP. OF 14 OTHERS NOW QUARANTINED AT HOME, 10 HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE VIRUS. THE RESULTS ARE PENDING. >> WE KNOW THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD LIMITED INTERACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEY DID NOT ATTEND ANY LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS, SO THE POTENTIAL RISK TO OTHERS IS CONSIDERED LOW. CYNTHIA: NOW THE STATE IS CONCERNED ABOUT 22 IOWANS QUARANTINED ON THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP AT THE PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO. >> 18 WILL BE RETURNING HOME ON A CHARTERED FLIGHT. THEY ARE NOT SYMPTOMATIC AT THIS TIME. DPH IS WORKING WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR THEIR RETURN HOME. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THEY BE SCREENED BEFORE TRAVELING BACK TO IOWA AND THEY WILL ALSO BE SETTING UP A SCREENING CENTER FOR WHEN THEY ARRIVE. CYNTHIA: A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE OUT OF 3000 ON BOARD STARTED DISEMBARKING FROM THE SHIP HEADED TO U.S. MILITARY BASES. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE 18 IOWANS WILL UNDERGO TESTING AND BE QUARANTINED WHEN THEY RETURN. WE’RE TOLD THEY LIVE IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES ALL IOWANS TO BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF A FEVER, COUGH OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. >> EVERYTHING WE’VE SEEN SO FAR, WE THINK YOU’RE MOST CONTAGIOUS WHEN YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS. PAYING ATTENTION TO SYMPTOMS, AND HAVING PEOPLE WHO FEEL ILL STAY HOME, WHETHER YOU THINK YOU HAVE THEFLU OR ANYTHING ELSE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND A REALLY EFFECTIVE THING TO DO. CYNTHIA: THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED A DISASTER PROCLAMATION FOR THE STATE. SHE SAYS THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION AND SHE WILL RELEASE UPDATES EVERY AFTERNOON -- EVERY DAY A

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The number of Iowans being monitored for coronavirus continues to climb. Five more people have the virus.Gov. Kim Reynolds was the statehouse Tuesday morning providing an update for Iowans on the coronavirus outbreak.Reynolds mentioned 22 Iowans who have been quarantined on a Grand Princess cruise ship. She said 18 of those Iowans will be returning home soon on a chartered flight. Reynolds said those 18 Iowans are not symptomatic at this time. “DPH is now working with the appropriate agencies to prepare for their return home. They have requested they be screened before they travel back to Iowa, and they will also be setting up a screening center for when they arrive,” Reynolds said.Those returning Iowans will then be quarantined at home.“The reality now is, COVID-19 is now here and we can expect the number of tests and the number of positive cases will continue to increase in the days to come,” Reynolds said. “While this news is concerning, it’s not cause for alarm. I want to assure Iowans that we are prepared and we are taking additional steps to ensure access to resources to effectively manage the situation.”RAW: Gov. Reynolds provides update on coronavirus in IowaThe governor just signed a disaster proclamation following eight reported cases in Iowa. One case is in Pottawatamie County. Seven are in Johnson County.All eight cases are related to travel, and all eight people are recovering at home in isolation. The Johnson County patients were all recently on the same cruise in Egypt. The county Health Department is now completing contact investigations to try and prevent the spread of the virus.County and state health departments say they're talking with who they call "close contacts." Those are mainly people who live in the same home as those who tested positive. Gov. Reynolds signs disaster proclamation after IDPH confirms 8 COVID-19 cases