2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Lancaster County

Officials on Monday announced two more Lancaster County residents have died from COVID-19. 

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Officials on Monday announced two more Lancaster County residents have died from COVID-19.

The new deaths – a woman in her 70s and a man in his 60s who were both hospitalized – brings the county total to 37.

A total of 93 new coronavirus cases were also announced Monday, bringing the total to 8,205.

Reported recoveries also increased from 3,526 to 3,580.

The overall positivity rate for Lancaster County remained unchanged at 8.8%.

A total of 53 people were hospitalized with the virus in local hospitals, 24 of whom are Lancaster County residents. A total of four people were on ventilators as of Monday afternoon.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, repeated shaking with chills, repeated muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.