The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department confirmed 196 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday bringing the community total to 13,450. The number of deaths in the community remains at 63.
The weekly positivity rate for November 8th through the 14th is 29.1% and November 15th through the 18th at 28.6%. Recovers are up from 4,748 to 4,791
There are 162 people hospitalized in Lancaster County with 17 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.