Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021

257 New Positive Individuals and 1 Death Since Oct. 13

Pediatric Vaccinations

The FDA and CDC’s decision on Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 is expected in the next few of weeks.  Local health care providers in Dubuque County are ordering vaccines and developing plans to accommodate vaccinations of this age group.  Additional information will be shared when available.  

DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  

(Oct. 13 to Oct. 20) 

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

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

• 257 new positive individuals since Oct. 13
• Total positive individuals to date = 15,834

ACTIVE CASES

• 1,021 active cases in Dubuque County. (18 more than Oct. 13)

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. 19 = 323.70 (+67.82 from previous 7 days)
  
  
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) through Oct. 16 = 13.13% (-0.59% change in last 7 days)

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

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

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 23 as of Oct. 13. (5 more than Oct. 6)
  
  
• Statewide hospitalizations are also increasing with 77.1% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 83.2% of those in ICU due to COVID being unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

DEATHS   

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

• 1 new death.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 229 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 208, Contributing Factor Deaths = 21

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

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