Two more COVID deaths for Lancaster County
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Officials with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) report two more COVID deaths for the county, bringing the community total to 121.
The individuals have been identified as a woman in her 90s who was in a long-term care facility and a man in his 70s who had been hospitalized.
Only 81 COVID-19 cases were reported, pushing the community total to 20,124.
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The county is reporting 5,879 people have recovered from COVID-19, up from 5,788.
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As of today, 118 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19 (72 from Lancaster County). A total of 14 are on ventilators.
The positivity rate in Lancaster County so far this week is 29.4%.
