There were no additional COVID-19-related deaths reported in the area from October 12th to Wednesday in the latest report. There were seven people with COVID-19 hospitalized Wednesday at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital and MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center, an increase of two from one week earlier. As of Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rated the COVID-19 community level as medium for Dubuque, Delaware, Clayton and Jackson counties in Iowa; Jo Daviess County in Illinois, and Crawford and Lafayette counties in Wisconsin. Grant County and Iowa County in Wisconsin had a low rating.



