Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Dubuque County: 49 New Cases, 112 Recoveries, and No New New Deaths.

Iowa: 2,002 New Cases, 2,993 Recoveries, and 15 New Deaths.

A COVID Adaptation of a Holiday Classic 

Watch the special holiday message from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team by clicking on the image above or visit https://youtu.be/cvtsXXGJ3Pc

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

• 49 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 10,327

Iowa:

• 2,002 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 271,022

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 1,169 active cases (63 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:

• 15 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,668
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,369, Contributing Factor Deaths = 299

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  22 as of Dec. 21. (same as Dec. 20)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 644 (7 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County:

• 133 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 47,109
• Total tests to date = 114,966

Iowa:

• 6,223 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,328,352
• Total tests to date = 2,939,864
  
  

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 9.7%
• Past 7-day average = 6.6%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 12.6%
• Past 7-day average = 9.7%

RECOVERIES 

• New recoveries = 112 
• Total number of recoveries = 9,023

• New recoveries = 2,993 
• Total number of recoveries = 222,068

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
5 long-term care facility outbreaks (1 less than yesterday) with 111 positive cases (1 more than yesterday), 23 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 63 recoveries (2 less than yesterday):

• Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (4 positive cases, 4 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (34 positive cases, 18 in the last 14 days, and 12 recoveries)
• ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (23 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 15 recoveries)
• Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (26 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 22 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (24 positive cases, 1 in the last 14 days, and 14 recoveries)

Iowa:
128 outbreaks (5 less than yesterday) with 5,212 positive cases, 3,020 recoveries, and 1,137 deaths to date. 

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