OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Monday, the Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) reported 386 new positive COVID-19 tests have been received since the last report on Thursday. During this time, DCHD received two new COVID-19-related death certificates for two unvaccinated men over 80. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Douglas County during the pandemic is now 1,133.
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 on Sunday:
- Medical and surgical beds are occupied at an 86% occupancy rate with 204 staffed beds available.
- Adult ICU beds are occupied at an 83% rate with 53 staffed beds available.
- Pediatric ICU beds are at 83% of capacity with 22 beds available.
- There are 92 individuals hospitalized due to COVID-19 with four pediatric cases.
- Thirteen adults are receiving ICU-level care.
Two people who are confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 were on a ventilator.
- Thirteen adults are receiving ICU-level care.
- There were two additional COVID-19 persons of interest (generally waiting for test results), with one adult and one potential pediatric case.
The number of positive cases since March of 2020 now totals 154,806.
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