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%
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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
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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
- 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
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RECOVERIES - Dubuque County: New recoveries = 73. Total number of recoveries = 5,108
- Iowa: New recoveries = 1,442. Total number of recoveries = 115,734
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 HighTESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (Calculated by IDPH)- 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%
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