Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020

Dubuque County: 29 New Cases, 52 Recoveries, and 1 New Death.

Iowa: 1,706 New Cases, 2,322 Recoveries, and 69 New Deaths.

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE CASES 

Dubuque County:

• 29 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 10,583

Iowa:

• 1,706 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 280,306

ACTIVE CASES

• Dubuque County: 999 active cases (24 less than yesterday)

DEATHS

Dubuque County:

• 1 new death.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 136 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 128, Contributing Factor Deaths = 8

Iowa:

• 69 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,891
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 3,571, Contributing Factor Deaths = 320

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  18 as of Dec. 28. (1 more than Dec. 27)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 600 (12 less than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County:

• 94 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 47,843
• Total tests to date = 120,123

Iowa:

• 4,149 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,355,034
• Total tests to date = 3,064,579

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• Past 14-day average = 9.7%
• Past 7-day average = 7.2%

Iowa:

• Past 14-day average = 12.2%
• Past 7-day average = 10.7%

RECOVERIES 

• New recoveries = 52 
• Total number of recoveries = 9,448

• New recoveries = 2,322 
• Total number of recoveries = 238,978

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
4 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 108 positive cases (3 more than yesterday), 37 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 47 recoveries (same as yesterday):

• Ennoble Nursing & Rehabilitation, Dubuque (16 positive cases, 15 in the last 14 days, and 0 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (44 positive cases, 21 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 (25 positive cases, 1 in the last 14 days, and 16 recoveries)

Iowa:
111 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 4,792 positive cases, 3,186 recoveries, and 1,139 deaths to date. 

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