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

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

ACTIVE CASES

• 1,972 active cases in Dubuque County. (367 more than Nov. 10)

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

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

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