Graphic for Dubuque Countywide Response to Coronavirus

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020


Dubuque County: 88 New Cases, 73 Recoveries, and Record-High Hospitalizations. 3,301 Active Cases. 

Iowa: 3,626 New Cases, 1,442 Recoveries, 32 Deaths, and More Long-Term Care Facility Outbreaks


Community Spread Increasing in Dubuque County: We Know What to Do, Now Let's Do It


Watch the Nov. 19 update video from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team at https://youtu.be/AjZ_7Wl3Ttc  This update includes information on:

  • Timelines on rising hospitalizations and deaths in Dubuque County
  • "Days to Double" estimate = 8,000+ new cases in Dubuque County by Dec. 31
  • Cautions and guidelines for holiday gatherings and socializing
  • Governor Reynolds new emergency proclamations 
  • Test site schedules for next week

COVID-19 Exposure Risk Assessment


A COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool Developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University estimates the following chances of exposure to COVID-19 for gatherings in Dubuque County:
  • 50 people = 98%
  • 25 people = 85%
  • 15 people = 68 %
  • 10 people = 53%
Explore the tool at https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/

Graphic from COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool
Click here to use the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool.

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

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


POSITIVE CASES 

  • Dubuque County: 88 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 8,498
  • Iowa: 3,626 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 206,659
Graph of Dubuque County Cases to Date by Age Group

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 3,301 active cases (15 more than yesterday)

DEATHS

  • Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 89
  • Iowa: 32 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 2,159

HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  59* as of Nov. 20. (8 more than Nov. 18.)
  • Iowans Currently hospitalized = 1,416 (31 less than yesterday.) 
    * Ties Record High
Graph of Dubuque County Resident Hospitalizations due to COVID-19


RECOVERIES 
  • Dubuque County: New recoveries = 73. Total number of recoveries = 5,108
  • Iowa: New recoveries = 1,442. Total number of recoveries = 115,734
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:  4 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 177 positive cases (1 more than yesterday), 10 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 87 recoveries (same as yesterday):
  • Dubuque Specialty Care, Dubuque (70 positive cases, 7 in the last 14 days, and 41 recoveries)
  • Luther Manor Communities, Dubuque (82 positive cases, 0 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 38 recoveries)
  • ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (13 positive cases, 0 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 5 recoveries)
  • Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (12 positive cases, 3 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 3 recoveries) 
Iowa: 121* outbreaks (4 more than yesterday) with 4,397 positive cases, 1,904 recoveries, and 993 deaths to date.
* Record High

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (Calculated by IDPH)

Dubuque County:
  • 266 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 42,310
  • Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 20.9%, average to date = 20.1%.
Iowa:
  • 9,141 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 1,153,812
  • Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 21.2%, average to date = 17.9%

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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