Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022

1,003 New Positive Individuals and 1 Death
Since Jan. 12

Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Every home in the U.S. is now eligible for free rapid at-home COVID-19 tests. Households can order up to four rapid antigen at-home tests that are completely free, regardless of insurance. Orders can be made at www.covidtests.gov, and will usually ship in 7-12 days.

Order your tests now so you have them when you need them. If you need a COVID-19 test now, visit www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/covidtesting for other local testing options.

Insurance companies and health plans are also now required to cover eight free at-home tests (per covered individual) each month. Tests will either be free upon purchase, or you will be reimbursed if you submit the receipt as a claim to your insurer. Contact your insurance provider for more details.

Incident Management Team Video Update

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DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  

(Jan. 12 - Jan. 19) 

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

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

• 1,003 new positive individuals since Jan. 12. 
• Total positive individuals to date = 23,047

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

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

• 39 County Hospitalizations:  Today, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center has 21 inpatients with COVID-19 and UnityPoint Health – Finley Hospital has 18 for a total of 39 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, 991 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID, 68 more than last Wednesday.  64% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 72% of those in ICU due to COVID are unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

ACTIVE CASES

• 3,082 active cases in Dubuque County. (809 more than Jan. 12)

DEATHS   

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

• 1 new death since Jan. 12.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 272
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 248, Contributing Factor Deaths = 24

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 = 934.12 (+366.87 from previous 7 days)
  
  
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) = 32.55 27.48% (+5.07% change in last 7 days)

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

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