CEDAR RAPIDS — An outbreak in Heritage Specialty Care, a long-term care facility in Cedar Rapids, is “directly related” to a jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in Linn County, public health officials confirmed Monday. Following the state’s announcement of additional COVID-19 cases, Linn County went from just three cases to 71 total cases in a little more than a week, becoming the county with the highest number of cases in the state.