Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

Dubuque County: 51 New Cases and 160 Recoveries.  1,639 Active Cases.

Iowa: 1,968 New Cases, 4,631 Recoveries, and 14 Deaths.

Vaccinating the entire state will take until mid 2021.
Until then, we must continue social distancing, wearing a mask, and frequently washing hands.

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

• 51 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 10,088

Iowa:

• 1,968 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 260,251

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 1,639 active cases (109 less than yesterday)

DEATHS

Dubuque County:

• No new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 126 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 119, Contributing Factor Deaths = 7

Iowa:

• 14 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,354
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,078, Contributing Factor Deaths = 276

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  22 as of Dec. 14. (same as Dec. 13)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 776 (21 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County:

• 158 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 46,288
• Total tests to date = 109,496

Iowa:

• 5,763 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,294,664
• Total tests to date = 2,785,395

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 11.8%
• Past 7-day average = 8.0%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 13.9%
• Past 7-day average = 10.5%

RECOVERIES 

• New recoveries = 160 
• Total number of recoveries = 8,323

• New recoveries = 4,631 
• Total number of recoveries = 200,778

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
5 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 95 positive cases (1 more than yesterday), 19 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 42 recoveries (same as yesterday):

• Bethany Home, Dubuque (5 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 2 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (21 positive cases, 9 in the last 14 days, and 8 recoveries)
• ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (22 positive cases, 2 in the last 14 days, and 13 recoveries)
• Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 10 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 8 in the last 14 days, and 9 recoveries)

Iowa:
141 outbreaks (2 more than yesterday) with 5,635 positive cases, 2,660 recoveries, and 1,134 deaths to date. 

Hosting a small celebration?

• Wear masks.
• Improve ventilation by choosing outdoor spaces or opening windows and doors as weather permits.
• Space seating at least 6 feet apart for people who don’t live together.
• Limit the number of guests and length of the event.
• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

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