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COVID-19

Posted on: January 5, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Local COVID-19 Update, January 5, 2021

Dubuque County: 30 New Cases, 96 Recoveries, and No New Deaths.
Iowa: 1,806 New Cases, 3,101 Recoveries, and 7 New Deaths.

Dubuque County: 30 New Cases, 96 Recoveries, and No New Deaths.

Iowa: 1,806 New Cases, 3,101 Recoveries, and 7 New Deaths.


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


POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:

  • 30 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 10,758

Iowa:

  • 1,806 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 286,679

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 919 active cases (66 less than yesterday)

Active Cases in Dubuque County Dec 5 - Jan 5 (JPG)

DEATHS
Dubuque County:

  • No new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 139 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 131, Contributing Factor Deaths = 8

Iowa:

  • 7 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,999
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,666, Contributing Factor Deaths = 333

HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  17 as of Jan. 3. (1 less than Dec. 28)
  • Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 582 (11 more than yesterday.) 

TESTING
Dubuque County:

  • 79 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 48,236
  • Total tests to date = 122,909

Iowa:

  • 3,931 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 1,369,649
  • Total tests to date = 3,140,701

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:

  • Past 14-day average = 11.1%
  • Past 7-day average = 8.2%

Iowa:

  • Past 14-day average = 13.4%
  • Past 7-day average = 11.7%

RECOVERIES 
Dubuque County:

  • New recoveries = 96 
  • Total number of recoveries = 9,700

Iowa: 

  • New recoveries = 3,101 
  • Total number of recoveries = 247,723


LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS
Dubuque County:
2 long-term care facility outbreaks (2 less than yesterday) with 66 positive cases (47 less than yesterday), 21 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 14 recoveries (35 less than yesterday):

  • Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (20 positive cases, 10 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
  • Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (46 positive cases, 11 in the last 14 days, and 14 recoveries)

Iowa:
 100 long-term care facility outbreaks (5 less than yesterday) with 3,982 positive cases, 2,669 recoveries, and 1,139 deaths to date. 

General Guidelines (JPG)


 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.

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