LLCHD reports COVID-19 death of 30-year-old woman

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reported one more death from COVID-19 Friday: a woman in her 30s, who was hospitalized and unvaccinated.

Local hospitals currently house 95 COVID-19 patients, 70 from Lancaster County, with five patients on ventilators, and 25 from other communities, with two patients on ventilators.

The hospitalization number includes patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19 but continue to be hospitalized.

The mask mandate has been extended through Feb. 25 for all individuals ages 2 and up. More information on the health measure is available at lincoln.ne.gov/DHM and lincoln.ne.gov/mask.

The LLCHD reported that those experiencing some of the most severe COVID-19 outcomes are unvaccinated.

Residents age 5 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and those age 12 and older are eligible for a booster dose.

Upcoming vaccination clinics: 

• Monday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., LLCHD, 3131 “O” St.
• Wednesday, Feb. 16, 3:15 to 6 p.m., Fredstrom Elementary School, 5700 NW. 10th St.
• Wednesday Feb. 16, 4 to 7 p.m., LLCHD
• Thursday, Feb. 17, 4 to 6:30 p.m., Norwood Park Elementary School, 4710 N. 72nd St.
• Friday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., LLCHD

All clinics will offer first and second doses for age 5 and older, Pfizer booster doses for age 12 and older, and Moderna booster doses for age 18 and older.