NEBRASKA
DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Douglas County Health Department reported 427 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday for a total of 39,995 cases since the pandemic began.
Six new COVID-19 related deaths were announced involving a man and woman in their 50s, a man and woman in their 60s and two men over 80.
There have been a total of 329 deaths related to COVID-19 in the county.
Additionally, the health department says 20,496 residents have recovered.
Medical and surgical beds in the metro are at 76% capacity with 363 beds available and adult ICU beds are occupied at a 75% rate with 85 beds available.
A total of 415 individuals hospitalized have been diagnosed with COVID-19 with 101 of them receiving adult ICU level care, according to the health department.
There are 24 more persons of interest hospitalized who are generally waiting for test results. Forty-seven individuals confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 are on ventilators.
LANCASTER COUNTY
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today announced that five more residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in Lancaster County to 79. The individuals were a man and three women in their 80s in long-term care facilities, and a man in his 40s who was hospitalized. On behalf of the City, Mayor Gaylor Baird expresses condolences to their families and friends.
LLCHD reports 184 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County today, bringing the community total to 16,821.
Visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov to access a dashboard that summarizes Lancaster County COVID-19 data. LLCHD also released the following information today:
Recoveries: up from 5,119 to 5,171
Weekly positivity rate:
- November 22 through 28: 29.9 percent
- November 29 through 30: 39.4 percent
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 positive patients: 177 with 90 from Lancaster County (four on ventilators) and 87 from other communities (11 on ventilators).
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