Two more COVID deaths in 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 128.
The individuals have been identified as a woman in her 90s who had been hospitalized, and a man in his 70s who was in a long-term care facility.
Additionally, 163 new COVID-19 cases were reported, pushing the community total to 20,477.
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The county is reporting 6,018 people have recovered from COVID-19, up from 5,939.
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LLCHD says 96 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (55 from Lancaster County). A total of 13 are on ventilators.
The positivity rate in Lancaster County so far this week is 27.9%.
