23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman and her son ring the bell for the victims of COVID-19 at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended a memorial service at West Des Moines United Methodist Church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ