OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The Douglas County Health Department on Monday reported 183 new positive COVID-19 tests had been received since our last report on Thursday. There have now been 170,470 positive cases since March of 2020.
The case numbers reported do not include at-home tests. The county health department still encourages Douglas County residents to report their at-home test results because health officials do review them.
DCHD received confirmation of three additional COVID-19-related deaths since Thursday. One man and two women, all 65 years of age or older have died. All of them had been vaccinated.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Douglas County during the pandemic is now 1,197.
The Omaha Metropolitan Healthcare Coalition — which encompasses Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Dodge, and Washington counties in Nebraska, plus hospitals in Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley, Iowa — releases updated COVID-19 case counts and a hospital occupancy report to the Douglas County Health Department on Mondays and Thursdays. The overall numbers include both COVID-19 patients and hospitalized patients for all other illnesses and injuries unless otherwise noted.
According to the most recent local hospital update received by DCHD Sunday:
- There were 87 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 including three pediatric cases.
- Five adults were receiving ICU-level care.
- Two people who were confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 were on a ventilator.
- Medical and surgical beds were occupied at a 92% rate with 150 staffed beds available.
- Adult ICU beds were occupied at a 94% rate with 14 staffed beds available.
- Pediatric ICU beds were at 92% of capacity with six beds available.
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