Four more COVID deaths in Lancaster County

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Officials with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) report four more COVID deaths in the community, with the total now at 165.

The deceased has been identified as a woman in her 80’s, a woman in her 70’s, a woman in her 40’s, and a man in his 50’s. All were hospitalized.

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The community total is up from 23,667 to 23,772, with 105 new lab-confirmed cases.

The county is reporting 7,671 people have recovered. The weekly positivity rate is unavailable at this time.

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As of today, 91 people are hospitalized due to the coronavirus (60 from Lancaster County). A total of six patients are on ventilators.