Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022

239 New Cases and 1 Death
Reported Since 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?list_select_state=Iowa&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=19061

• 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