Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021

315 New Positive Individuals and 2 Deaths Since Oct. 6

Local Vaccination & Booster Opportunities

For current information on walk-in vaccination and booster clinics and other vaccination opportunities in Dubuque County, please visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS

(Oct. 6 to Oct. 13)

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS

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

315 new positive individuals since Oct. 6
Total positive individuals to date = 15,577

Graph of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

ACTIVE CASES

1,003 active cases in Dubuque County. (61 more than Oct. 6)

Graph of Active COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RATE

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

The CDC continues to rate Dubuque County at the HIGH level of community transmission of COVID-19.
7-Day New Case Rate per 100K Population through Oct. 11 = 255.88 (+11.3 from previous 7 days)
Percent Positivity (last 7 days) through Oct. 9 = 13.72% (+2.49% change in last 7 days)

HOSPITALIZATIONS

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

Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 18 as of Oct. 6. (6 more than Sept. 29)
Statewide hospitalizations are also increasing with 75.3% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 80.9% of those in ICU due to COVID being unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

Graph of Dubuque County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations

DEATHS

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

2 new deaths.
Total deaths related to COVID to date = 228
Underlying Cause Deaths = 207, Contributing Factor Deaths = 21

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

58% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
Vaccinations Completed: 55,081
(244 more than Oct. 6)
Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 2,261

For current information on Dubuque County vaccination opportunities, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

For information on local COVID-19 testing options, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19

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