Thursday, Oct. 1, Update

75 New Cases in Dubuque County, 1,158 New Cases and 9 Deaths Statewide

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

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County: 75 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 3,563
Iowa: 1,158 new cases. Total confirmed cases to date = 90,805

Graph of Total Number of Cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County

14-Day Trendline of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

DEATHS

Dubuque County: No additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 43
Iowa: 9 additional deaths. Total deaths to date = 1,367

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE (As reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health)

Dubuque County:

300 more individuals tested. Total residents tested to date = 30,860
Dubuque County Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 14.7%, average to date = 11.5%.

Iowa:

6,879 more individuals tested. Total Iowa residents tested to date = 810,877
Iowa Test Positivity Rate: 14-day average = 8.7%, average to date = 11.2%

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Dubuque County: Hospitalized = 23 as of Sept. 29. (4 more than Sept. 28.)
Iowa: Currently hospitalized = 393. (14 fewer than yesterday.)

RECOVERIES

Dubuque County: New recoveries = 42. Total number of recoveries = 2,184
Iowa: New recoveries = 874. Total number of recoveries = 70,435

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County: Two long-term care facility outbreaks:
Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque (16 positive cases, 12 recoveries)
MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care, Dyersville (13 positive cases, 0 recoveries)
Iowa: 52 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.

Video Update: Two More Seasons To Go

The Thursday, Oct. 1, video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team can be viewed at https://youtu.be/KnzsnEiOYFk In addition to a review of county and state statistics, this update includes information on:

new guidance from the IDPH on quarantining in cases of close contact with a positive COVID-19 case,
the rising number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and related forecasts, and
fighting pandemic fatigue after six months of the virus.

Graphic showing recommended COVID-19 precautions

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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