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Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021




626 New Positive Individuals and 2 Deaths Since Nov. 10



Straight Talk


Today's video update includes some "straight talk" about the current pandemic conditions in Dubuque County as we head into the holiday season. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/EfrBLtvYMbQ

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Click here or on the image above to watch the Nov. 17, 2021, video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team.


DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  


(Nov. 10 to Nov. 17) 



POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

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

  • 626 new positive individuals since Nov. 10
  • Total positive individuals to date = 17,824
Graph of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County
Graph of New Cases by Age Group

ACTIVE CASES

  • 1,972 active cases in Dubuque County. (367 more than Nov. 10)
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 Nov. 15 = 575.47 (+129.48 from previous 7 days)

  • Percent Positivity (last 7 days) through Nov. 13 = 22.5% (+0.86% change in last 7 days)

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

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

  • Statewide, 76.1% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 78.9% of those in ICU due to COVID are unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

  • Update on County Hospitalizations: IDPH is no longer providing weekly reports of hospitalizations by county. IDPH continues to provide updates on statewide and regional hospitalizations on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

DEATHS   

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

  • 2 new deaths since Nov. 10.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 240 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 218, Contributing Factor Deaths = 22
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VACCINATIONS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS  
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation

  • 59% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
  • 69.5% of all Dubuque County residents age 12+ are fully vaccinated

  • Vaccinations Completed: 55,992
    (115 more than Nov. 10)

  • Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 2,550
For current information on Dubuque County vaccination opportunities, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

The CDC and FDA are operating a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).  To report a reaction or view data, visit https://vaers.hhs.gov/
Graph of Dubuque County Vaccinations

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

Please do not reply to this message.  If you have questions, please call 563.556.6200.  


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


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