Hi please help, I am trying to hide a banner on my page see line 6 below my code is getting into the else  but it's not hiding the banner

1. var covidId = $(".covid-popup").attr('id');
2.         //POPUP ONLY ONCE
3.         if(localStorage.getItem('popState') != 'shown'){
4. $('#'+ covidId +'').show();
5.         } else {
6. $('#'+ covidId +'').hide();
7.         }