Wednesday, Sept. 16, Update
43 New Cases in Dubuque County, 848 New Cases and Two Deaths Statewide 24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS (11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today):
POSITIVE CASES
- Dubuque County: 43 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 2,461
- Iowa: 848 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 76,125
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DEATHS TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (As reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health) Dubuque County:- 169 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 26,849
- Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 11.9%, average to date = 9.2%.
Iowa:- 5,744 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 712,927
- Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 8.6%, average to date = 10.7%
HOSPITALIZATIONS - Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 16 as of Sept. 14. Same as Sept. 13.
- Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 291. (7 more than yesterday.)
RECOVERIES - Dubuque County: New recoveries = 18. Total number of recoveries = 1,833
- Iowa: New recoveries = 740. Total number of recoveries = 58,008
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS - Dubuque County: No long-term care facility outbreaks reported.
- Iowa: 38 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.
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Free Local Testing OpportunitiesThe 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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