Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020

Dubuque County: 36 New Cases, 117 Recoveries, and No New Deaths.

Iowa: 1,481 New Cases, 4,104 Recoveries, and 67 New Deaths.

Make the New Year Holiday a Safe One

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, this New Year’s staying home is the safest choice. Celebrate with the people who live with you:

• Watch a livestreamed fireworks display, concert, or other New Year’s programming from home.
• Cook or order a special meal to share with your household. 
• Plan an outdoor activity like hiking or sledding with the people you live with.

More tips from the CDC at https://bit.ly/37UfFuX.

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

• 36 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 10,505

Iowa:

• 1,481 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 276,951

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 1,049 active cases (81 less than yesterday)

DEATHS

Dubuque County:

• No new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 135 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 127, Contributing Factor Deaths = 8

Iowa:

• 67 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,812
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,497, Contributing Factor Deaths = 315

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  17 as of Dec. 27. (5 less than Dec. 21)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 620 (34 more than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County:

• 74 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 47,626
• Total tests to date = 118,899

Iowa:

• 3,919 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,346,726
• Total tests to date = 3,028,546

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 9.4%
• Past 7-day average = 7.7%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 11.8%
• Past 7-day average = 9.2%

RECOVERIES 

• New recoveries = 117 
• Total number of recoveries = 9,321

• New recoveries = 4,104 
• Total number of recoveries = 233,727

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
4 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 99 positive cases (2 more than yesterday), 30 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 46 recoveries (3 more than yesterday):

• Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (10 positive cases, 10 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (42 positive cases, 20 in the last 14 days, and 13 recoveries)
• ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 18 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 15 recoveries)

Iowa:
114 long-term care facility outbreaks (9 less than yesterday) with 4,510 positive cases, 2,890 recoveries, and 1,138 deaths to date. 

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