IOWA (IRN) – Nine more Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office. This brings the total cases in Iowa to 38. The nine new cases also represent the largest single-day increase in positive diagnoses of COVID-19 since it was first found in Iowa on March 8. The new cases include three residents of Johnson County; two residents of Polk County; two residents of Dallas County; and one resident each from Washington and Winneshiek counties.

AMES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DOT is initiating changes In response to the COVID-19 outbreak. If you have a driver’s license that has an expiration date of Jan. 17, 2020, or later you do not have to renew your license at this time. It will remain valid for driving purposes until the declared disaster has ended. If your vehicle registration expired Jan. 17, 2020, or later, it will be considered valid until the declared disaster has ended. For additional changes visit the Iowa DOT website.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The person who was the first in the state to be admitted to a hospital while suffering community spread of COVID-19 has been released from the University of Iowa Hospitals, according to KCRG-TV. The unnamed individual in Johnson County was discharged yesterday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a shooting Tuesday that left a woman and a male juvenile with gunshot wounds. KCCI-TV reports police found a boy with a gunshot wound to the face and a woman with a gunshot wound to the leg. Their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating after kids discovered human remains in Polk County on Tuesday. WHO-TV reports the caller reported their grandchildren discovered what appeared to be human bones while playing in a pile of dirt. Polk County detectives say the remains appear to be old, and the investigation is ongoing.