Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021

249 New Positive Individuals and 2 Deaths Since Sept. 29

Local Vaccination & Booster Opportunities

For current information on walk-in vaccination and booster clinics and other vaccination opportunities in Dubuque County, please visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS

(Sept. 29 to Oct. 6)

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS

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

249 new positive individuals since Sept. 29
Total positive individuals to date = 15,262

Graph of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

ACTIVE CASES

122 active cases in Dubuque County. (61 more than Sept. 29)

Graph of Active COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RATE

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

The CDC continues to rate Dubuque County at the HIGH level of community transmission of COVID-19.
7-Day New Case Rate per 100K Population through Oct. 4 = 244.58 (+10.28 from previous 7 days)
Percent Positivity (last 7 days) through Oct. 2 = 11.23% (+0.17% change in last 7 days)

HOSPITALIZATIONS

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

Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 12 as of Sept. 29. (3 less than Sept. 22)
Statewide hospitalizations are also increasing with 74.1% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 85.8% of those in ICU due to COVID being unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

Graph of Dubuque County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations

DEATHS

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

2 new deaths.
Total deaths related to COVID to date = 226
Underlying Cause Deaths = 205, Contributing Factor Deaths = 21

VACCINATIONS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation

57.7% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
Vaccinations Completed: 54,861
(283 more than Sept. 29)
Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 2,317

For current information on Dubuque County vaccination opportunities, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup or call 563-690-MAKE(6253).

For information on local COVID-19 testing options, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19

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For current statewide data, please visit coronavirus.iowa.gov/