Dubuque County: 49 New Cases, 19 Recoveries, and 2 New Deaths.
Iowa: 1,335 New Cases, 1,078 Recoveries, and 33 New Deaths.

COVID-19 Vaccination Mailer Going to All County Residents

The Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team is mailing information on COVID-19 vaccines to all postal addresses in Dubuque County. The mailer contains general information on COVID-19 vaccine access and safety as well as contact information to receive updates. Most county residents should receive it late next week. To view the full mailer, click on the image below or visit https://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/View/47732/Dubuque-County-COVID-19-Vaccine-Mailer---Jan-22-2021

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

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• 49 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 11,514

Iowa:

• 1,335 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 310,615

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 1,006 active cases (28 more than yesterday)

DEATHS
Dubuque County:

• 2 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 159
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 150, Contributing Factor Deaths = 9

Iowa:

• 33 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 4,478
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 4,076, Contributing Factor Deaths = 402

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  11 as of Jan. 19. (2 less than Jan. 17)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 450 (24 less as yesterday.) 

TESTING
Dubuque County:

• 112 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 50,508
• Total tests to date = 136,579

Iowa:

• 4,120 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,439,768
• Total tests to date = 3,466,595

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 9.5%
• Past 7-day average =7.6%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 11.1%
• Past 7-day average = 8.3%

RECOVERIES 
Dubuque County:

• New recoveries = 19
• Total number of recoveries = 10,349

Iowa:

• New recoveries = 1,078
• Total number of recoveries = 273,031

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS
Dubuque County:
3 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 130 current positive cases, 11 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 83 recoveries:

• Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (59 current positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 37 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (60 current positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 46 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (11 current positive cases, 11 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)

Iowa:
69 long-term care facility outbreaks (2 less than yesterday) with 1,868 current positive cases (residents and staff), 1,031 recoveries (residents and staff), and 1,854 resident deaths from all Iowa LTC facilities 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.