Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials reported 528 additional coronavirus cases and nine new deaths linked to COVID-19 to give the state a total of 9,169 cases. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Sunday that a total of 184 deaths have been reported in the state. Iowa has begun lifting restrictions on many businesses and churches in 77 counties where few cases of the virus have been reported. More stringent rules remain in 22 counties, which include most of the state’s major cities. State health officials said Sunday that 77 percent of the new cases reported Sunday came from the 22 counties where restrictions remain in place.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating after pulling a body from the Des Moines River this weekend. Des Moines Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said officers were sent to Prospect Park Saturday afternoon after someone spotted a body in the Des Moines River. Rescue personnel from the Des Moines Fire Department removed the body from the water with help from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Parizek said an autopsy will be performed to identify the body and determine how the person died.

CLINTON COUNTY, Iowa (AP) — Two people died when the motorcycle they were riding veered off the road and crashed into a fence. Clinton County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Scott Reyhons said the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Deputies who responded to the crash found that a motorcycle had left the road and struck a farm fence in a field. Both people on the motorcycle died at the scene of the crash. Their names were not immediately released.

MCGREGOR, Iowa (AP) — One person died when a truck struck a tree and caught on fire in northeast Iowa. The Clayton County Sheriff’s office says the crash happened south of the town of McGregor, Iowa, around 3:40 p.m. Saturday. The sheriff’s office says the truck failed to negotiate a curve in the road and went into a ditch where it struck the tree and started on fire. The driver of the truck died at the scene of the crash. Authorities did not immediately release the driver’s name.

Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health, Sunday, reported four new COVID-19 cases. The total of COVID-19 cases in Pottawattamie County is now 49. Twenty-three individuals have recovered, 23 are self-isolating at home, one is hospitalized, and there have been two deaths.

The four new cases are males and residents of Council Bluffs. These individuals were tested for COVID-19 between April 29 and April 30. Three of the cases are between 18-40 years old, the fourth individual is between 41-60 years old. Two of them have pre-existing conditions. One of the new cases had contact with an existing COVID-19 case, and the other three are the result of community spread. All four of these individuals are self-isolating at home.

Pottawattamie County Public Health continues to conduct contact tracing investigations for each COIVD-19 case. A part of contact tracing is assessing risk to the general public. If there is not a risk to the general public, Public Health will communicate directly with the specific contacts identified in the investigation. If and when a risk to the general public is identified, Public Health will publicly identify the location and communicate any actions the public should take.

Because their is community spread of COVID-19, individuals should be taking precautions to protect themselves. Stay home as much as possible, limit travel and shopping. If you must leave home, practice social distancing, and stay at least six feet away from others. Implement excellent hygiene and disinfectant practices. Wash hands and disinfect frequently touched surfaces multiple times per day. And if you are sick, self-isolate at home.

MCGREGOR, Iowa (AP) — One person died when a truck struck a tree and caught on fire in northeast Iowa. The Clayton County Sheriff’s office says the crash happened south of the town of McGregor, Iowa, around 3:40 p.m. Saturday. The sheriff’s office says the truck failed to negotiate a curve in the road and went into a ditch where it struck the tree and started on fire. The driver of the truck died at the scene of the crash. Authorities did not immediately release the driver’s name.

CLINTON COUNTY, Iowa (AP) — Two people died when the motorcycle they were riding veered off the road and crashed into a fence. Clinton County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Scott Reyhons said the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Deputies who responded to the crash found that a motorcycle had left the road and struck a farm fence in a field. Both people on the motorcycle died at the scene of the crash. Their names were not immediately released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials reported 528 additional coronavirus cases and nine new deaths linked to COVID-19 to give the state a total of 9,169 cases. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Sunday that a total of 184 deaths have been reported in the state.

According to IDPH the most recent deaths were reported in the following counties:

• Black Hawk County, 2 elderly adults (81+)
• Bremer County. 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Dallas County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Dubuque, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Polk County, 2 older adults (61-80 years)
• Poweshiek County, 2 elderly adults (81+)

Iowa has begun lifting restrictions on many businesses and churches in 77 counties where few cases of the virus have been reported. More stringent rules remain in 22 counties, which include most of the state’s major cities. State health officials said Sunday that 77 percent of the new cases reported Sunday came from the 22 counties where restrictions remain in place.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating after pulling a body from the Des Moines River this weekend. Des Moines Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said officers were sent to Prospect Park Saturday afternoon after someone spotted a body in the Des Moines River. Rescue personnel from the Des Moines Fire Department removed the body from the water with help from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Parizek said an autopsy will be performed to identify the body and determine how the person died.