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Posted on: November 27, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Local COVID-19 Update, November 27, 2020

Dubuque County: 23 New Cases and 117 Recoveries. 3,297 Active Cases.
Iowa: 1,271 New Cases, 2,830 Recoveries, and 39 Deaths

Dubuque County: 23 New Cases and 117 Recoveries. 3,297 Active Cases.

Iowa: 1,271 New Cases, 2,830 Recoveries, and 39 Deaths


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

POSITIVE CASES 

  • Dubuque County: 23 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 9,083
  • Iowa: 1,271 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 223,551

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 3,297 active cases (94 fewer than yesterday

Active Cases in Dubuque County Oct 27-Nov 27, 2020 (JPG)

DEATHS

  • Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 91
  • Iowa: 39 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 2,351

HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  59 as of Nov. 23. (No update from IDPH since Nov. 23.)
  • Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 1,226 (43 fewer than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES 

  • Dubuque County: New recoveries = 117. Total number of recoveries = 5,694
  • Iowa: New recoveries = 2,830. Total number of recoveries = 127,352

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:  6 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 132 positive cases (1 more than yesterday), 19 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 72 recoveries (2 more than yesterday):

  • Bethany Home, Dubuque (4 positive cases, 4 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
  • Dubuque Specialty Care, Dubuque (7 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 4 recoveries)
  • Luther Manor Communities, Dubuque (83 positive cases, 0 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 54 recoveries)
  • Hawkeye Care Center, Dubuque(5 positive cases, 4 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
  • ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (15 positive cases, 2 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 7 recoveries)
  • Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (18 positive cases, 9 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 7 recoveries) 

Iowa: 151 outbreaks (1 less than yesterday) with 4,642 positive cases, 1,905 recoveries, and 1,055 deaths to date. 

Past 14-day average Test Positivity Rate Nov 14-Nov 27 (JPG)

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (Calculated by IDPH)

Dubuque County:

  • 47 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 43,699
  • Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 17.4%, average to date = 20.8%.

Iowa:

  • 3,254 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 1,197,785
  • Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 18.0%, average to date = 18.7%

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

General Guidelines (JPG)

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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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