Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020

Dubuque County: 49 New Cases, 75 Recoveries, and No New Deaths.

Iowa: 1,649 New Cases, 2,929 Recoveries, and 10 New Deaths.

Winter Storm Delaying Some COVID-19 Testing 

Yesterday's winter storm may impact COVID-19 testing, sample transport, and processing. 

Sample transport from testing locations to the State Hygienic Lab was cancelled in some areas of the state yesterday where travel was/is not recommended. This may include samples from Test Iowa locations and other testing providers which process tests at the State Hygienic Lab. This will result in a delay in delivery to the lab, processing, and, ultimately, reporting results to patients. However, results should still be delivered within 72 hours if no further delays occur. 

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

• 49 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 10,554

Iowa:

• 1,649 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 278,600

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 1,023 active cases (26 less than yesterday)

DEATHS

Dubuque County:

• No new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 135 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 127, Contributing Factor Deaths = 8

Iowa:

• 10 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,822
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,507, Contributing Factor Deaths = 315

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  18 as of Dec. 28. (1 more than Dec. 27)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 612 (8 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County:

• 123 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 47,749
• Total tests to date = 119,674

Iowa:

• 4,159 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,350,885
• Total tests to date = 3,049,479

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 9.8%
• Past 7-day average = 7.6%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 12%
• Past 7-day average = 9.6%

RECOVERIES 

• New recoveries = 75 
• Total number of recoveries = 9,396

• New recoveries = 2,929 
• Total number of recoveries = 236,6567

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
4 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 105 positive cases (6 more than yesterday), 34 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 47 recoveries (1 more than yesterday):

• Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (14 positive cases, 13 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (44 positive cases, 21 in the last 14 days, and 13 recoveries)
• ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 18 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 16 recoveries)

Iowa:
111 long-term care facility outbreaks (3 less than yesterday) with 4,745 positive cases, 3,141 recoveries, and 1,138 deaths to date. 

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