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Posted on: January 16, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Local COVID-19 Update, January 16, 2021

Dubuque County: 46 New Cases, 27 Recoveries, and 1 New Death.
Iowa: 1,336 New Cases, 1,484 Recoveries, and 64 New Deaths.

Dubuque County: 46 New Cases, 27 Recoveries, and 1 New Death.

Iowa: 1,336 New Cases, 1,484 Recoveries, and 64 New Deaths.


Jan. 15 Phase 1A Vaccination Update for Dubuque County

As of Friday, Jan. 15, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported that 4,407 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered to Dubuque county residents (5th highest total in the state), with 987 residents (4th highest in the state) having completed their vaccination series (both doses). The county remains in Phase 1A of vaccinations (health care providers and long-term care facility residents and staff).

Statewide, 118,991 doses have been administered to Iowa residents and 10,816 Iowa residents have completed their vaccination series.

To see the full report, CLICK HERE or visit
https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/61/COVID19%20Vaccine%20Administration.pdf

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


POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

  • 46 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 11,283

Iowa:

  • 1,336 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 304,124

14-Day COVID-19 Trendline New Cases Jan 16 (JPG)

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 1,005 active cases (18 more than yesterday)

DEATHS
Dubuque County:

  • 1 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 149 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 140, Contributing Factor Deaths = 9

Iowa:

  • 64 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 4,321
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,948, Contributing Factor Deaths = 373

HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  9 as of Jan. 14. (3 less than Jan. 11)
  • Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 505 (8 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING
Dubuque County:

  • 291 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 49,848
  • Total tests to date = 132,165

Iowa:

  • 4,148 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 1,418,952
  • Total tests to date = 3,364,981

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:

  • Past 14-day average = 11.0%
  • Past 7-day average = 6.5%

Iowa:

  • Past 14-day average = 13.3%
  • Past 7-day average = 9.2%

RECOVERIES 
Dubuque County:

  • New recoveries = 27 
  • Total number of recoveries = 10,129

Iowa:

  • New recoveries = 1,484 
  • Total number of recoveries = 265,318

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
 2 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 86 current positive cases (22 more than yesterday), 4 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 20 recoveries:

  • Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (45 current positive cases, 3 in the last 14 days, and 2 recoveries)
  • Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (41 current positive cases, 1 in the last 14 days, and 18 recoveries)

Iowa:
 78 long-term care facility outbreaks (3 less than yesterday) with 1,910 current positive cases (residents and staff), 949 recoveries (residents and staff), and 1,759 resident deaths from all Iowa LTC facilities 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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