Dubuque County: 40 New Cases, 62 Recoveries, and No New New Deaths.
Iowa: 1,424 New Cases, 2,753 Recoveries, and 71 New Deaths.
Dubuque County: 40 New Cases, 62 Recoveries, and No New New Deaths.
Iowa: 1,424 New Cases, 2,753 Recoveries, and 71 New Deaths..
US Reaches 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations
Yesterday, the United States achieved an early but important milestone in bringing this unprecedented pandemic to an end. More than 1 million people have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the past 10 days. With cases of COVID-19 continuing to surge nationwide, this achievement comes at a critical time and will help to protect those on the front lines and those at high risk for severe illness.
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24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS
(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today):
POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:
- 40 new cases.
- Total confirmed cases to date = 10,367
Iowa:
- 1,424 new cases.
- Total confirmed cases to date = 272,446
ACTIVE CASES
- Dubuque County: 1,147 active cases (22 less than yesterday)
DEATHS
Dubuque County:
- No new deaths.
- Total deaths related to COVID to date = 135
- Underlying Cause Deaths = 127, Contributing Factor Deaths = 8
Iowa:
- 71 new deaths.
- Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,739
- Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,433, Contributing Factor Deaths = 306
HOSPITALIZATIONS
- Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 22 as of Dec. 21. (same as Dec. 20)
- Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 625 (19 less than yesterday.)
TESTING
Dubuque County:
- 156 more individuals tested.
- Total individuals tested to date = 47,625
- Total tests to date = 116,572
Iowa:
- 4,591 more individuals tested.
- Total individuals tested to date = 1,332,943
- Total tests to date = 2,961,677
PERCENT POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:
- Past 14-day average = 9.5%
- Past 7-day average = 6.4%
Iowa:
- Past 14-day average = 12.4%
- Past 7-day average = 9.5%
RECOVERIES
Dubuque County:
- New recoveries = 62
- Total number of recoveries = 9,085
Iowa:
- New recoveries = 2,753
- Total number of recoveries = 224,821
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS
Dubuque County:
4 long-term care facility outbreaks (1 less than yesterday) with 93 positive cases (8 less than yesterday), 31 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 42 recoveries (21 less than yesterday):
- Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (8 positive cases, 8 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
- Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (38 positive cases, 22 in the last 14 days, and 12 recoveries)
- ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 15 recoveries)
- Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 1 in the last 14 days, and 15 recoveries)
Iowa:
127 long-term care facility outbreaks (1 less than yesterday) with 5,204 positive cases, 3,071 recoveries, and 1,137 deaths to date.
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
Media Contact
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
Email Randy Gehl
563-589-4151
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.