Dubuque County COVID-19 Update Graphic

Sunday, Oct. 18, Update

61 New Cases in Dubuque County,
907 New Cases and 2 Deaths Statewide



24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

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


POSITIVE CASES 

  • Dubuque County:  61 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 4,631 
  • Iowa: 907 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 107,057

DEATHS 

  • Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 52 
  • Iowa: 2 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,528


TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE 


Dubuque County:
  • 193 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 34,277
  • Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 14.5%, average to date = 13.5%.  
Iowa:
  • 4,782 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 898,862
  • Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 9.6%,  average to date = 11.9%
Graph of Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

  • Dubuque County: Hospitalized =  24 as of Oct. 15. (3 more than Oct. 14.) 
  • Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 475.  (14 more than yesterday.)
  • For more information, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/rmcc-data
RECOVERIES 
  • Dubuque County: New recoveries = 23. Total number of recoveries = 2,900
  • Iowa: New recoveries = 306. Total number of recoveries = 81,779

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS 
  • Dubuque County: 3 long-term care facility outbreaks:
    Luther Manor Communities, Dubuque (7 positive cases, 0 recoveries) 
    MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care, Dyersville (33 positive cases, 20 recoveries)
    Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque (19 positive cases, 16 recoveries)
  • Iowa: 64 outbreaks (1 more than yesterday)
  • For more details, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/long-term-care

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.


COVID-19 Guidance Graphic

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.
 
Please do not reply to this message.  If you would like additional information on this issue, please visit www.dubuquecounty.org/covid19

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