Iowa (KWQC)- Nearly 40 National Guard soldiers based out of Iowa City were activated to aid the COVID-19 response in the eastern part of the state. Nearly 90 soldiers and airmen from across the state are now on active duty because of the outbreak.
TV station KWQC reports that The Guard is helping the Department of Homeland Security deliver medical supplies to facilities that need it. Soldiers delivered over 60 pallets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to 23 county distribution centers on Thursday.
So far the Guard has delivered nearly 140 pallets in 55 of the state’s 99 counties.
