Wednesday, Sept. 23, Update

New Informational Resources

The Dubuque County Health Department has developed or collected a variety of flyers/handouts that provide guidance and can be downloaded and displayed or distributed by residents, business owners, event hosts, food vendors, teachers, etc. Click on each link below to view options.

69 New Cases in Dubuque County, 906 New Cases and 8 Deaths Statewide

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

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County: 69 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 2,928
Iowa: 906 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 82,115

14-Day Trendline of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

DEATHS

Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 41
Iowa: 8 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,293

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

Dubuque County:

207 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 28,386
Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 15.8%, average to date = 10.3%.

Iowa:

6,098 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 750,966
Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 8.9%, average to date = 10.9%

Graph of Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 20 as of Sept. 21. 2 more than Sept. 20.
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 301. (16 more than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 16. Total number of recoveries = 1,922
Iowa: New recoveries = 1,128. Total number of recoveries = 60,307

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County: One long-term care facility outbreak at Sunnycrest Manor (12 positive cases, 3 recoveries).
Iowa: 41 outbreaks (Same as 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.

Graphic showing recommended COVID-19 precautions

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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