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Dubuque County: 44 New Cases and 33 Recoveries. 1,933 Active Cases.

Iowa: 1,240 New Cases, 1,283 Recoveries, and 1 Death.

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COVID-19 can spread anywhere, even places where you feel safe, like your home. If even one person in your household gets COVID-19, it can spread to others in your home. Learn what you can do to keep COVID-19 outside your home, and if it gets in your home, what you can do to keep it from spreading.  For details, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/protect-your-home.html

24-HOUR CHANGES & NEW TOTALS  
(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today): 

POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County:

• 44 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 9,984

Iowa:

• 1,240 new cases.
• Total confirmed cases to date = 256,249

ACTIVE CASES 

• Dubuque County: 1,933 active cases (11 more than yesterday)

DEATHS

Dubuque County

• No new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 123 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 116, Contributing Factor Deaths = 7

Iowa

• 1 new death.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 3,213
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 2,946, Contributing Factor Deaths = 267

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized =  30 as of Dec. 9. (4 less than Dec. 8)
• Iowans Currently Hospitalized = 749 (71 fewer than yesterday.) 

TESTING

Dubuque County

• 131 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 45,986
• Total tests to date = 107,435

Iowa

• 3,754 more individuals tested.
• Total individuals tested to date = 1,282,706
• Total tests to date = 2,727,603

PERCENT POSITIVE CASES

Dubuque County

• Past 14-day average = 13.0%
• Past 7-day average = 9.2%

Iowa

• Past 14-day average = 15.2%
• Past 7-day average = 11.1%

RECOVERIES 

Dubuque County:

• New recoveries = 33 
• Total number of recoveries = 7,928

Iowa: 

• New recoveries = 1,283 
• Total number of recoveries = 188,925

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OUTBREAKS

Dubuque County:
 5 long-term care facility outbreaks (same as yesterday) with 87 positive cases (same as yesterday), 16 new positive cases in the last 14 days, and 35 recoveries (1 more than yesterday):

• Bethany Home, Dubuque (5 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 1 recoveries)
• Hawkeye Care Center, Asbury (15 positive cases, 3 in the last 14 days, and 8 recoveries)
• ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque (22 positive cases, 5 in the last 14 days, and 12 recoveries)
• Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade (22 positive cases, 0 in the last 14 days, and 7 recoveries)
• Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque (23 positive cases, 8 in the last 14 days, and 7 recoveries)

Iowa:

 143 outbreaks (3 less than yesterday) with 5,835 positive cases, 2,753 recoveries, and 1,131 deaths to date. 

 For the most current information on COVID-19, visit https://coronavirus.iowa.gov.

 For COVID-19 information specific to Dubuque County, visit  www.dubuquecounty.org/COVID19

Media Contact
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
Email Randy Gehl
563-589-4151

This message is from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team, which includes staff from the from the Dubuque County Health Department, City of Dubuque Health Department, Dubuque County Emergency Management Agency, and the Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association.