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Posted on: January 31, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Local COVID-19 Update, January 31, 2021

Dubuque County: 25 New Cases, 17 Recoveries, and 10 New Deaths.
Iowa: 753 New Cases, 856 Recoveries, and 250 New Deaths.

Dubuque County: 25 New Cases, 17 Recoveries, and 10 New Deaths.
Iowa: 753 New Cases, 856 Recoveries, and 250 New Deaths.


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


POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

  • 25 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 11,825

Iowa:

  • 753 new cases.
  • Total confirmed cases to date = 319,200

ACTIVE CASES

  • Dubuque County: 1,068 active cases (2 less than yesterday)

DEATHS
Dubuque County:

  • 10 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 176 
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 167, Contributing Factor Deaths = 9

Iowa:

  • 250 new deaths.
  • Total deaths related to COVID to date = 4,901
  • Underlying Cause Deaths = 4,442, Contributing Factor Deaths = 459

HOSPITALIZATIONS

  • Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  8 as of Jan. 28. (1 more than Jan. 26)
  • Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 358 (18 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING
Dubuque County:

  • 78 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 51,463
  • Total tests to date = 142,846

Iowa:

  • 2,874 more individuals tested.
  • Total individuals tested to date = 1,472,767
  • Total tests to date = 3,622,148

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES
Dubuque County:

  • Past 14-day average = 10.0%
  • Past 7-day average = 5.8%

Iowa:

  • Past 14-day average = 9.9%
  • Past 7-day average = 7.6%

RECOVERIES 
Dubuque County:

  • New recoveries = 17 
  • Total number of recoveries = 10,581

Iowa:

  • New recoveries = 856 
  • Total number of recoveries = 282,319

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS
Dubuque County:
1 long-term care facility outbreaks (1 less than yesterday) with 25 current positive cases, 14 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries:

  • Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 current positive cases, 14 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)

Iowa:
 55 long-term care facility outbreaks (2 less than yesterday) with 1,630 current positive cases (residents and staff), 915 recoveries (residents and staff), and 2,006 resident deaths from all Iowa LTC facilities to date. 

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 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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