Polk County Health Department explains reason behind spike in deaths - KCCI Des Moines

The Polk County Health Department says the increase in COVID-19 related deaths is not in response to Iowans not following Thanksgiving guidelines, but rather the final phase of the spike we saw in early November.

Thursday and Friday, Iowa reported the two highest numbers of COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic, 70 and 84 respectively.

After analyzing the trends in the coronavirus data, the Polk County Health Department doesn't believe these increasing numbers are fall-out from Thanksgiving.