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Friday, March 5, 2021




Dubuque County: 1,041 New Completed Vaccinations, 16 New Positive Individuals, and No New Deaths.


Iowa: 30,386 New Completed Vaccinations, 509 New Positive Individuals, and 13 New Deaths.



Vaccination Priority Group Update


Last night, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), announced that effective Monday, March 8, Iowa vaccine providers can officially begin vaccinating additional priority populations. Individuals 64 years of age and younger with medical conditions that are or may be an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are now eligible.

The Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team is working with local healthcare providers today to review this change.  An update on how it will be handled in Dubuque County will be provided as soon as possible.


Variants and Vaccines


With the recent approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, yesterday's video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team covers what you need to know about the current COVID-19 vaccines in use.

CLICK HERE or watch the video at https://youtu.be/MYB9mDH7Nv4

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Free Transportation to Vaccination Clinics


Don't let transportation stop you from getting the COVID-19 vaccine! The Dubuque County Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is offering FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Please call at least 24 hours in advance to schedule your ride:

  • 563-588-4592
  • 1-800-839-5005
  • Relay Iowa: 711

DUBUQUE COUNTY 24-HOUR CHANGES & TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

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Dubuque County Vaccinations Information

VACCINATIONS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS  
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation

  • Vaccinations Completed (2nd dose): 9,613
    (1,041 more than yesterday)
  • Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 10,032

VACCINE PROVIDER INFORMATION
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation#VaccineProviders
Graph of County Residents Fully Vaccinated

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts

  • 16 more positive individuals than yesterday
  • Total positive individuals to date = 12,435
14-Day Trendline of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

ACTIVE CASES

  • 473 active cases in Dubuque County (3 more than yesterday)

DEATHS   

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/outcome-analysis-deaths

  • No new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 195 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 181, Contributing Factor Deaths = 14

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/rmcc-data

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 12 as of March 3. (1 less than March 2)

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts
  • 93 more individuals tested
  • Individuals tested to date = 54,200
  • Past 14-day positivity average = 3.5%
  • Past 7-day positivity average = 2.8%

Please do not reply to this message.  If you have questions, please call 563.556.6200.  For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit  www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19


For current statewide data, please visit coronavirus.iowa.gov/


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