The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced that three more residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 54. The individuals were a man in his 60s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s. All three were hospitalized.
There are 192 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County today, bringing the community total to 11,513. Recoveries remain at 4,460. The overall Lancaster County positivity rate is up from 10.3% to 10.4% and the state rate is up from 13.3% to 13.5%.
There are 121 people hospitalized in Lancaster County with ten patients 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., northwest corner of the mall. Test Nebraska’s hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
- 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.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, repeated shaking with chills, repeated muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. If you have symptoms, please get tested. Testing is now open to all Lancaster County residents by appointment only.