Dubuque County Reaches 1000 New Cases Of COVID-19

More than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Dubuque County this past week, the first time the county has topped that threshold in a one-week span since late 2020. A total of 1,003 new confirmed cases was reported by the state in its weekly update, the highest seven-day total since November 9th to November 15th, 2020. The state-reported figures don’t convey the true spread of COVID-19 locally. Health officials say they continue to note that many people are checking their COVID-19 status via at-home tests, and those positive cases are not recorded or reported to the state.