Two deaths related to COVID-19 were reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Monday.
The Central District Health Department reported one death in Hall County.
The South Heartland District Health Department reported one death in Adams County.
Further information is available related to three deaths recently reported by DHHS. One reported yesterday evening was a Douglas County woman in her 90s.
Two reported Saturday were Dawson County residents. Both were women in their 50s and 60s. Both had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the state to date is 100, according to the DHHS data dashboard. The state case total, as of 5:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time, is 8,572. Nebraska’s COVID-19 case totals are updated daily at http://dhhs.ne.gov/coronavirus.
Local health departments are reporting deaths and cases in their jurisdictions. In the event of a discrepancy between DHHS dashboard data and deaths or cases reported by local public health officials, data reported by the local health department should be considered the most up to date.
Governor Pete Ricketts has announced changes to some of the state’s Directed Health Measures, including re-openings of selected businesses in specific regions of Nebraska starting May 11. The new DHM updates can be found by clicking here. Not sure which local health department is yours? A map is available by clicking here.
Governor Ricketts recently announced TestNebraska, a public-private partnership designed to increase testing capacity and #CrushTheCurve in Nebraska. TestNebraska launched last week in Grand Island, Omaha and Lincoln. Additional mobile testing sites are expected to become available shortly.