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Coronavirus case updates: April 27

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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — As coronavirus cases come in throughout our area on Monday, KMTV will update this story with the latest details. You can find our full coronavirus coverage here.

NEBRASKA

CEDAR COUNTY

  • First case reported

VALLEY COUNTY

  • First case reported

DAKOTA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  • 136 additional cases announced
  • Total cases at 608

CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  • 954 cases in jurisdiction
  • 25 deaths
  • 8 cases in Merrick County
  • 47 cases in Hamilton County
  • 899 cases in Hall County

THREE RIVERS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  • 6 new cases in Dodge County identified by Three Rivers Public Health Department, 51 cases total
  • 22 cases in Washington County
  • 10 cases in Saunders County
  • Total of 83 cases in health jurisdiction

DOUGLAS COUNTY

  • 49 new cases for a total of 489
  • One new death for a total of 15

LANCASTER COUNTY

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 16 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln today.

  • The community total is now at 156
  • 62 are believed to be community-spread
  • 18 are travel related
  • 11 are believed to be caused by direct contact.
  • 59 cases have unknown origins
  • One death has been attributed to COVID-19 so far
  • 3,201 tests have been conducted so far

IOWA

  • 349 additional cases for a total of 5,868 to date
  • 1,668 negative tests for a total of 32,282 negative tests to date
  • 9 deaths were also reported for a total of 127 to date
  • 300 are currently hospitalized, and 2,021 Iowans have recovered
  • At this time, 1 in 82 Iowans have already been tested

The Iowa Department of Public Health provided the following information on the new coronavirus-related deaths:

  • Black Hawk County, 2 older adults (61-80 years)
  • Bremer County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
  • Dubuque County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
  • Polk County, 3 elderly adults (81+)
  • Poweshiek County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
  • Washington County, 1 elderly adult (81+)

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY

Pottawattamie County Public Health reported two additional COVID-19 cases on Monday. The new cases involve one male and one female, both residents of Council Bluffs.

  • One is a child between 0 and 17 years old and the other is an adult between 17 and 40 years old, according to the health department
  • The community total is now 31
  • 17 individuals have recovered
  • 13 people are self-isolating at home
  • Zero people are hospitalized
  • One death in Pottawattamie County has been attributed to COVID-19

Coronavirus Resources and Information

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