Mask mandates are dropping across the Des Moines metro, including inside city and county government buildings and at places like the Des Moines Playhouse.
Of note: High levels of immunity among the overall population from vaccinations and infections were used to make those decisions.
- Iowa hospitalizations have dropped to their lowest levels since last summer, according to the New York Times.

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