Tuesday, Aug. 4, Update

Two New Cases in Dubuque County, 179 New Cases and Six Deaths Statewide

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS
(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today):

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County: Two new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 1,538
Iowa: 179 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 45,981

DEATHS

Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 29
Iowa: Six additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 885

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE*

Dubuque County:

70 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 19,741
Test Positivity Rate: Yesterday = 4.9% , 14-day average = 10.8%, average to date = 7.8%

Iowa:

3,796 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 491,932
Test Positivity Rate: Yesterday = 5.2%, 14-day average = 7.3%, average to date = 9.3%

* The positivity rate is the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive. Please note that, due to the time it takes to process test results, the number of new positive cases reported and the number of tests processed that are reported daily may not correspond with the previous day's positivity rate.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 19 as of Aug. 3. Change from July 30 = -5
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 243. Change from yesterday = +2

RECOVERIES*

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 40. Total number of recoveries = 775
Iowa: New recoveries = 810. Total number of recoveries = 33,925

* A positive COVID-19 patient is considered recovered if it has been at least 10 days since symptoms first appeared, they have gone at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication, and symptoms have improved.

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County: 1 outbreak (Luther Manor Grand Meadows, Asbury) with 3 positive cases (same as yesterday)
Iowa: 24 outbreaks (2 more than yesterday)

For the most current information on COVID-19, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov. For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
rgehl@cityofdubuque.org

This message is from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team, which includes staff from the from the Dubuque County Health Department, City of Dubuque Health Department, Dubuque County Emergency Management Agency, and the Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association.

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