Sunday, Oct. 18, Update

61 New Cases in Dubuque County,
907 New Cases and 2 Deaths Statewide

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today): 

POSITIVE CASES 

• Dubuque County:  61 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 4,631 
• Iowa: 907 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 107,057

DEATHS 

• Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 52 
• Iowa: 2 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,528

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE 

• 193 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 34,277
• Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 14.5%, average to date = 13.5%.  

• 4,782 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 898,862
• Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 9.6%,  average to date = 11.9%

• Dubuque County: New recoveries = 23. Total number of recoveries = 2,900
• Iowa: New recoveries = 306. Total number of recoveries = 81,779

• Dubuque County: 3 long-term care facility outbreaks:
  Luther Manor Communities, Dubuque (7 positive cases, 0 recoveries) 
  MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care, Dyersville (33 positive cases, 20 recoveries)
  Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque (19 positive cases, 16 recoveries)
• Iowa: 64 outbreaks (1 more than yesterday)
• For more details, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/long-term-care

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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