The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today announced that five more residents have died from COVID-19. The total number of deaths in Lancaster County is now 126. The deaths included a man in his 80s, a man and woman in their 70s, and a man in his 60s who were all hospitalized, and a woman in her 60s who was in a long-term care facility.
LLCHD reports 190 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County today, bringing the community total to 20,314. Recoveries: up from 5,879 to 5,939
Weekly positivity rate for December 6 through December 12 was 27.5 percent. For December 13 through 15 is at 28.5 percent
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 positive patients: 105 with 63 from Lancaster County (three on ventilators) and 42 from other communities (11 on ventilators).
The testing process begins with a free online risk assessment available at BryanHealth.com,
CHIHealth.com or TestNebraska.com. Drive through test sites include:
Bryan Health: Former Graham Tire Store, northeast corner of 19th and “O” streets.
Test Nebraska: Gateway Mall, 6100 “O” St., north parking lot of the former Sears store, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. For more information visit testnebraska.com or call 402-207-9377.CHI Health St. Elizabeth: Autumn Ridge Family Medicine, 5000 North 26th St. and Southwest Family Health, 1240 Aries Drive. Call either site to schedule an appointment: Autumn Ridge at 402-435-5300 and South West Family at 402-420-1300.
For more information, visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov or call the Health Department hotline at 402-441-8006.