COVID-19 UpdateCopyrighted
April 16, 2020
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: COVID-19 Update
SUMMARY: City staff will provide an update on COVI D-19 community
impact and response activities.
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Dubuque
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TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
SUBJECT: COVID-19 update
DATE: April 16, 2020
CURRENT INFORMATION
Health Services Department
City Hall Annex
1300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563) 589-4181
Fax (563) 589-4299
TTY (563) 589-4193
health@cityofdubuque.org
www.cityofdubuque.org
• The Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management team consisting of City
of Dubuque Health Services Department (Mary Rose Corrigan) Dubuque County
Health Department, (Patrice Lambert) VNA (Stacey Killian) and the Dubuque
County Emergency Management Agency (Tom Berger), along with both hospitals
continue in full activation. We are coordinating our response efforts in
conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and with guidance
from CDC via weekly webinars and direct contact with our regional
epidemiologist.
• Current Cases: 2 new cases were added To Dubuque County's total today. As
of April 16, Dubuque Co has 39 + COVID-19 cases. 1 in the 0-17 age group, 5 in
the 18-40 age group, 22 in the 41-60 age group, (the largest group affected in
Dubuque co and in Iowa) 10 in the 61-80 age group and 1 that is over 80. Also,
677 people have been tested in Dubuque co- with 638 negative results. 15
people or 38% of Dubuque county positive cases have recovered.
• The state added 146 positive cases today for a total of 2141. I am sorry to
report 4 additional deaths are reported in the state today for a total of 60. 10% of
positive cases and 49% of the deaths in Iowa are from long term care facilities.
In all there are 17874 negative tests and 175 cases are currently
hospitalized. 987 or (46%) of Iowans have recovered.
• Today, the state of Iowa has released an updated dashboard on
coronavirus.iowa.gov that will be updated daily to include comprehensive
tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa. The new dashboard includes cases, deaths, and
tests conducted in each county. The state will also be providing demographic
information that was not previously provided as well as Iowa's epidemiological
curve, also known as the "epi curve" to public health workers like me. The epi
curve provides data to plan for future community mitigation measures, such as
the closures and other measures the Governor has proclaimed. It also provides
information for healthcare providers and hospitals to plan for potential surges.
Even though there are more people in Iowa who have gotten sick with COVID-19
and not had a test, IDPH believes the shape of the curve is still informative. The
epi curve chart on the website illustrates the timing of onset of symptoms for the
positive cases, which is so important to know for planning purposes.
• Joint Information System is lead by PIO Randy Gehl - the JIS still very active. I
continue with Facebook live updates
• Governor Kim Reynolds added new provisions to Iowa's mitigation strategies,
specifically for Region 6- which is where Dubuque is. The order prohibits social,
community, recreational, leisure, and sport gatherings of non -household
members, with a few very limited allowances for religious services, wedding, and
funerals. (Note: religious services and funerals continue to be limited to no more
than 10 people present
• The prohibition doesn't apply to the provision of child care, medical care,
or other necessary supports, to another person.
• The order DOES NOT APPLY TO employment and volunteer activities.
➢ Outdoor activity/exercise is still allowed but only with members of your
household. For example:
➢ You CANNOT walk/jog with your neighbor.
➢ You CAN still visit a park with your household members
➢ You CANNOT meet friends at a park for activities
➢ You CAN golf with members of your household.
➢ 6' distancing needs to be maintained during these activities from other
households engaged in similar activities.
So what and where is Region 6? And what is determining the Governors proclamation
with additional mitigation measures?
• the new website, https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/ shows a lot of new detailed
COVID-19 information that the Governor and IDPH are utilizing to determine
mitigation strategies. Tonight I'll go over the information that shows Region 6
and some of the metrics being gathered by the Regional Medical Coordination
Centers (RMCC)
RMCC- Show website : new website, RMCC site, RMCC reporting
Criteria for determining risk number include:
• % of population 65 and older
of cases requiring hospitalization
Rate of cases/100,000 population in the last 14 days (last incubation period)
• # of outbreaks (ie in long term care centers, worksites etc)
Along with metrics shown in the website dashboard.
I encourage you to visit the website when you have Coronavirus questions.
Future updates
• Long Term Care status and planning
• Business guidance
• Community test site. The community testing site is in its final preparation -
because of the length of the meeting tonight, I will review this plan with you next
week prior to the city council meeting when I give you another update
• Features of new website
• Updates of the City staff
What you can do now
• Continue to stay home as much as possible, Practice social distancing
• Limit trips to grocery stores and for other necessities — for example, once a week
at the most
• Continue to seek and utilize factual information from the city of Dubuque, IDPH
and CDC websites and postings.
• Emphasize that specific information about individuals testing + for COVID 19 will
not be released, including, sex, race, employment, address, and other identifying
factors.