Significant Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Dubuque County

COVID-19 cases have been rising over the last four weeks in Dubuque County. Local health officials say there were 20 cases in Dubuque County four weeks ago, then 32 the following week. The weekly totals then climbed to 43, then 93. From August 12th to Wednesday, August 18th, there were 112 new cases. The quick escalation is not surprising, given the current state of the pandemic.  Dubuque County Health Department Director Patrice Lambert said Wednesday that she did not have an updated breakdown of delta variant among the new COVID-19 cases from the past week. But on Aug. 11, the delta variant made up 75% of positive cases in the seven days prior.