Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021

533 New Positive Individuals 
Since Dec. 1.

DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  

(Dec. 1 - Dec. 8) 

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

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

• 533 new positive individuals since Dec. 1
• Total positive individuals to date = 19,529

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

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

• 53 County Hospitalizations:  Today, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center has 33 inpatients with COVID-19 and UnityPoint Health – Finley Hospital has 20 for a total of 53 people hospitalized with COVID in Dubuque County.  Please note: This count is NOT limited to Dubuque County residents and may include area residents from outside Dubuque County.
  
  
• Statewide, 777 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID, the highest number so far this year and 56 more than last Wednesday.  73.8% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 84.3% of those in ICU due to COVID are unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

ACTIVE CASES

• 2,238 active cases in Dubuque County. (57 less than Dec. 1)

DEATHS   

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

• No new deaths since Dec. 1.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 243 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 221, Contributing Factor Deaths = 22

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 = 494.29 (-215.8 from previous 7 days)
  
  
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) = 21.04% (-0.32% change in last 7 days)

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

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