The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that five additional Nebraskans have succumbed to COVID-19 and one new county has seen its first case.
The Central District Health Department reported three deaths: one on April 17 of a Hamilton County female in her 60s, and two on April 19, a Hall County female in her 80s and a Hall County male in his 60s.
Douglas County reported two deaths: those of a man in his 40s and a man in his 70s. Both men had underlying health issues.
The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to date is 33, according to the DHHS data dashboard.
Dixon County has also seen its first case of COVID-19.
Today’s state total is 1,648. Nebraska’s COVID-19 case totals are updated daily at http://dhhs.ne.gov/coronavirus.
Local health departments are reporting cases and deaths in their jurisdictions. In the event of a discrepancy between DHHS dashboard data and cases and deaths reported by local public health officials, data reported by the local health department should be considered the most up to date.
Lincoln’s dashboard can be found here.