There are five more COVID-19 deaths in Lancaster County today bringing the total number to 98. The individuals were a woman in her 80’s and a woman in her 90’s, both in long-term care facilities. The individuals were a woman in her 50’s and a woman and a man in their 70’s who were hospitalized.
There are 204 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County today, bringing the community total to 18,820. Recoveries are up from 5,437 to 5,492 The weekly positivity rate from November 29th through December 5th was 33.9%. The rate for December 6th and 7th is 29.7%.
There are 238 people hospitalized with 13 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., 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.