Saturday, Aug. 29, Update

15 New Cases in Dubuque County, 1,037 New Cases and 17 Deaths Statewide

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

POSITIVE CASES

DEATHS

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (As reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health)

Dubuque County:

225 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 23,729
Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 6.7%, average to date = 8.4%.

Iowa:

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 7 as of Aug. 27. No change from Aug. 26.
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 315. Up 16 from yesterday.

NOTE: Due to the Aug. 10 derecho, some Iowans being treated for COVID-19 in a long-term care facility or at home may be transferred to a hospital or other health care facility for temporary treatment due to damage to their place of residence. This may cause hospitalization data or other data on the site to fluctuate in the short term.

RECOVERIES

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 21. Total number of recoveries = 1,517
Iowa: Total number of recoveries = 46,394

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

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.

Please do not reply to this message. If you would like additional information on this issue, please visit www.dubuquecounty.org/covid19