Tuesday, Sept. 15, Update

20 New Cases and One Death in Dubuque County, 462 New Cases and 11 Deaths Statewide

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

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County: 20 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 2,418
Iowa: 462 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 75,277

Epi Curve of Dubuque County COVID-19 Cases - March 15 to Sept. 15

DEATHS

Dubuque County: One additional death. Total deaths to date = 38
Iowa: 11 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,233

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

Dubuque County:

109 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 26,680
Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 11.8%, average to date = 9.1%.

Iowa:

3,495 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 707,183
Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 8.6%, average to date = 10.6%

Graph of COVID-19 Cases Per Capita in Iowa Counties with Cities Over 50K Population

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 16 as of Sept. 13. Same as Sept. 12.
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 284. (12 fewer than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 23. Total number of recoveries = 1,815
Iowa: New recoveries = 920. Total number of recoveries = 54,268

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County: No long-term care facility outbreaks reported.
Iowa: 36 outbreaks (Two more than reported 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.

Sept. 14 Video Update

Yesterday's video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team includes a review of county and statewide statistics, factors contributing to the increase in local case counts and test positivity rates, testing per capita, outbreaks at childcare centers, research on close contact with confirmed cases, and more. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/J9rPDUAxWK4

Free Local Testing Opportunities

The Dubuque Test Iowa Clinic, operated by Epic Health and Wellness, continues to offer free COVID-19 testing for any Iowan. To be tested at this location, you must first take the Test Iowa assessment at www.testiowa.com. All testing at this location is by appointment, Monday through Thursday. After taking the assessment, appointments can be made by calling 563.583.6595 or scheduled online.

Hartig Drug Company pharmacies and Union Family Pharmacy are also offering free COVID-19 test collection, also by appointment, in Dubuque. This free COVID-19 test collection program is not affiliated with Test Iowa and is implemented in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and eTrueNorth, a laboratory services company focused on enhancing pharmacies’ access to diagnostic laboratory testing.

Test collection sites for this program can be found at DoINeedACovid19Test.com. The online portal helps patients make test collection appointments. Any individual, regardless of their state of residence, is eligible to test, even if they are not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

Please note that advance registration is required and test collection schedules vary by site. To register, or for more information, visit DoINeedACovid19Test.com.

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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