COVID-19 Data Shows No Deaths In The Area

No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area from June 9 to Wednesday, though the number of reported confirmed cases in Dubuque County climbed again. A total of 181 new cases in the county were reported in the one-week span, the fourth consecutive increase and the highest total since the week that ended on February 23. Most positive cases detected via at-home tests are not reported to the state and, thus, not included in the weekly counts. There were a eight people with COVID-19 hospitalized Wednesday at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital and MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center. The total was the same as one week earlier. As of Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rated the COVID-19 community level as medium for three local counties — Jo Daviess County, Ill., and Iowa and Lafayette counties in Wisconsin.