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315 New Positive Individuals and 2 Deaths Since Oct. 6

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

• 315 new positive individuals since Oct. 6
• Total positive individuals to date = 15,577

ACTIVE CASES

• 1,003 active cases in Dubuque County. (61 more than Oct. 6)

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. 11 = 255.88 (+11.3 from previous 7 days)
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) through Oct. 9 = 13.72% (+2.49% change in last 7 days)

HOSPITALIZATIONS

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

• Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 18 as of Oct 6. (6 more than Sept. 29)
• Statewide hospitalizations are also increasing with 75.3% of those currently hospitalized due to COVID and 80.9% of those in ICU due to COVID being unvaccinated individuals. Details at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/hospital-data

DEATHS   

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

• 2 new deaths.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 228 
• Underlying Cause Deaths = 207, Contributing Factor Deaths = 21

VACCINATIONS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS  

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/va ccineinformation

• 58% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
• Vaccinations Completed: 55,081
  (244 more than Oct. 6)
• Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 2,261

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

For information on local COVID-19 testing options, visit   www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/COVID19

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