Friday, April 2, 2021

Dubuque County: 1,826 More Completed Vaccinations, 27 New Positive Individuals, and No New Deaths.

Iowa: 18,441 More Completed Vaccinations, 611 New Positive Individuals, and 3 New Deaths.

'We're Going in the Wrong Direction'

The April 1 video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team is no joke.  It includes a review of the increasing number of new cases (especially among 18-29 year olds) and cases of variants in the county as well as the safety of vaccines and the importance of getting vaccinated when you can as eligibility and availability increases in the coming weeks. 

Watch the video at https://youtu.be/jHKQqrAUHwo

DUBUQUE COUNTY 24-HOUR CHANGES & TOTALS  

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today) 

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts

• 27 more positive individuals since yesterday. 
• Total positive individuals to date = 12,784

ACTIVE CASES

• 341 active cases in Dubuque County (17 more than yesterday)

DEATHS   

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/outcome-analysis-deaths

• No new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 201 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 187, Contributing Factor Deaths = 14

HOSPITALIZATIONS 

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/rmcc-data

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 3 as of Mar. 30. (1 more than Mar. 29)

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE

• 89 more individuals tested
• Individuals tested to date = 56,293
• Past 14-day positivity average = 3.8%
• Past 7-day positivity average = 4.7%

Please do not reply to this message.  If you have questions, please call 563.556.6200.  For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit  www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19