Iowa governor cancels public events due to illness

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds canceled official activities on Thursday and Friday due to an illness, but her spokesman said she tested negative for COVID-19.

One of the Thursday events canceled was a tour Reynolds had planned at the Van Meter electrical supply company in southwest Cedar Rapids.

Reynolds also missed the Condition of the Guard address Thursday morning in the Iowa House by Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ben Corell.

Alex Murphy, the governor's spokesman, said in a statement that Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg would attend the speech and later sign a proclamation at the Iowa Capitol.

“Governor Reynolds is not feeling well but has tested negative for COVID-19,” the statement said.

Reynolds received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021. She posted on social media Dec. 3 that she had received a booster shot of the same vaccine.