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Posted on: October 6, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Local COVID-19 Update, October 6, 2020

22 New Cases and Two Deaths in Dubuque County, 534 New Cases and 13 Deaths Statewide

22 New Cases and Two Deaths in Dubuque County, 534 New Cases and 13 Deaths Statewide

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  
(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today): 

POSITIVE CASES 

  • Dubuque County: 22 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 3,753
  • Iowa: 534 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 93,448

14-Day COVID-19 Trendline New Cases 10-06-2020 (JPEG)

COVID-19 Cases To Date by Zip Code 10-5-2020 (JPEG)

COVID-19 Cases To Date as Percent of Zip Code Population 10-5-2020 (JPEG)

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DEATHS 

  • Dubuque County: 2 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 46 
  • Iowa: 13 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,400

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (As reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health)


Dubuque County:

  • 89 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 31,538
  • Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 14.4%, average to date = 11.9%.  

Iowa:

  • 3,339 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 827,409
  • Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 8.6%,  average to date = 11.3%

Past 14-day average Test Positivity Rate 10-6-2020 (JPEG)

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

  • Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 21 as of Oct. 4. (2 more than Oct. 3.) 
  • Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 413.  (24 more than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES 

  • Dubuque County: New recoveries = 31. Total number of recoveries = 2,254
  • Iowa: New recoveries = 402. Total number of recoveries = 72,211

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS 

  • Dubuque County: Two long-term care facility outbreaks:
    Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque (17 positive cases, 14 recoveries)
     MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care, Dyersville (19 positive cases, 7 recoveries) 
  • Iowa: 55 outbreaks (3 more than yesterday) 

 For the most current information on COVID-19, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov
For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19

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Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
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This message is from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team, which includes staff from the from the Dubuque County Health Department, City of Dubuque Health Department, Dubuque County Emergency Management Agency, and the Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association.

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