Wednesday, February 16, 2022

211 New Positive Tests and 2 Deaths Reported Since Feb. 9

COVID-19 Data Now Reported on IDPH Website

The State of Iowa has decommissioned its two COVID-19 websites, coronavirus.iowa.gov and vaccinateiowa.gov but Iowans can now find COVID-19 reporting data on the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) website. The data on the page will be updated weekly on Wednesdays. The direct link to that page on the IDPH website is https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Reporting

Feb. 16, 2022 Dubuque County Incident Management Team Update Video

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 DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  

(Feb. 9 - Feb. 16)

NEW POSITIVES

• 211 new positive tests reported since Feb. 9. 
• Total positive cases/individuals reported to date = 25,432, an increase of 233 from Feb. 9

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• 7 County Hospitalizations:  Today, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center has 4 inpatients with COVID-19 and UnityPoint Health – Finley Hospital has 3 for a total of 7 people hospitalized with COVID in Dubuque County.  

DEATHS   

• 2 new deaths reported since Feb. 9.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 290

COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RATE

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

• The CDC continues to rate Dubuque County at the HIGH level of community transmission of COVID-19.
• 7-Day New Case Rate per 100K Population = 447.02 (-615.55 from previous 7 days) - Data through Feb. 14, 2022
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) = 13.59% (-2% change in last 7 days) - Data through Feb. 12, 2022

EPICURVE OF NEW CASES TO DATE

VACCINATIONS

• 63.5% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
• 54.3% of all county residents fully vaccinated have received a booster

For current information on Dubuque County vaccination opportunities, visit www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

The CDC and FDA are operating a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).  To report a reaction or view data, visit https://vaers.hhs.gov/

For information on local COVID-19 testing options, visit   www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/covidtesting

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For current statewide data, please visit coronavirus.iowa.gov/