"Dubuque Countywide Response to Coronavirus" Graphic


Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020



Dubuque County: 29 New Cases, 202 Recoveries, and 1 Death.  1,748 Active Cases.

Iowa: 1,364 New Cases, 5,926 Recoveries, and 67 Deaths.


Dec. 14 Video Update


The Dec. 14 video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team is available at https://youtu.be/oMR8Acvbyjw  This update includes:

  • a reminder to stay vigilant even though local COVID numbers are stable
  • a review of the record-high number of new cases and deaths nationwide
  • info on the timeline for vaccine availability
  • a summary of vaccine types and vaccine safety


24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 



POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

  • 29 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 10,037

Iowa:

  • 1,364 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 258,283
14-Day Trendline of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County
EpiCurve Graph of Dubuque County COVID-19 Cases - March 15 to Dec. 15

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 1,748 active cases (174 less than yesterday)


DEATHS

Dubuque County:

  • 1 new death.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 126 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 119, Contributing Factor Deaths = 7

Iowa:

  • 67 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,340
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,064, Contributing Factor Deaths = 276


HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  22 as of Dec. 13. (3 less than Dec. 12)
  • Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 798 (34 more than yesterday.) 


TESTING

Dubuque County:

  • 62 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 46,130
  • Total tests to date = 108,560

Iowa:

  • 3,983 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 1,288,901
  • Total tests to date = 2,756,712
14-Day Trendline of COVID-Testing in Dubuque County

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES


Dubuque County:

  • Past 14-day average = 12.0%
  • Past 7-day average = 8.1%

Iowa:

  • Past 14-day average = 14.2%
  • Past 7-day average = 10.4%


RECOVERIES 


Dubuque County:
  • New recoveries = 202 
  • Total number of recoveries = 8,163
Iowa:
  • New recoveries = 5,926 
  • Total number of recoveries = 196,147


LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
5 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 94 positive cases (6 more than yesterday), 19 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 42 recoveries (7 more than yesterday):

  • Bethany Home, Dubuque (5 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 2 recoveries)
  • Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (20 positive cases, 8 in the last 14 days, and 8 recoveries)
  • ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (22 positive cases, 2 in the last 14 days, and 13 recoveries)
  • Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 10 recoveries)
  • Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 9 in the last 14 days, and 9 recoveries)

Iowa:
139 outbreaks (5 less than yesterday) with 5,551 positive cases, 2,658 recoveries, and 1,134 deaths to date. 

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For the most current data, please visit coronavirus.iowa.gov/

For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit  www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19



MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
rgehl@cityofdubuque.org
563.589.4151
  
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