Sunday, Oct. 11, Update

85 New Cases in Dubuque County, 1,262 New Cases and 6 Deaths Statewide

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today):

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County: 85 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 4,146
Iowa: 1,262 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 99,620

DEATHS

Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 47
Iowa: 6 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,460

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE

Dubuque County:

258 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 32,853
Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 14.2%, average to date = 12.6%.

Iowa:

6,237 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 861,857
Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 9.4%, average to date = 11.6%

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 28 as of Oct. 9. (3 less than Oct. 8.)
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 438. (12 fewer than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 12. Total number of recoveries = 2,469
Iowa: New recoveries = 322. Total number of recoveries = 76,260

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County: Two long-term care facility outbreaks:
Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque (17 positive cases, 14 recoveries)
MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care, Dyersville (20 positive cases, 7 recoveries)
Iowa: 54 outbreaks (same as yesterday)

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
rgehl@cityofdubuque.org

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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