Wednesday, February 23, 2022

239 New Cases and 1 Death Reported Since Feb. 16

 DUBUQUE COUNTY CHANGES & TOTALS  

(Feb. 9 - Feb. 16)

NEW POSITIVES

https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Reporting

• 239 new positive cases reported since Feb. 16. 
• Total positive cases/individuals reported to date = 25,432

HOSPITALIZATIONS

• 4 County Hospitalizations:  Today, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center has 1 inpatient with COVID-19 and UnityPoint Health – Finley Hospital has 3 for a total of 4 people hospitalized with COVID in Dubuque County.  

DEATHS   

• 1 new death reported since Feb. 16.
• Total deaths related to COVID to date = 291

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 = 239.44 (-207.58 from previous 7 days) - Data through Feb. 21, 2022
• Percent Positivity (last 7 days) = 21.73% (-8.14% change in last 7 days) - Data through Feb. 19, 2022

EPICURVE OF NEW CASES TO DATE

VACCINATIONS

• 63.6% of all Dubuque County residents are fully vaccinated
• 54.8% of all county residents fully vaccinated have received a booster

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

The CDC and FDA are operating a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).  To report a reaction or view data, visit https://vaers.hhs.gov/

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

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