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(WOWT) – Here is a summary of the new cases and other statistics of COVID-19 reported today by health officials in Nebraska and Iowa.
The Douglas County Department of Health reported 1,946 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
“The state has informed us that a private laboratory has reported more than 750 cases in the last two days dating back to October,” the DCHD said in its report.
The new community total is 38,825 positive cases.
Four new deaths have been reported. Two men over 65 and two women over 80 have died. The total number of deaths is now 318.
According to their most recent report, medical and surgical beds were at 73 percent occupancy, with 400 beds available.
ICU beds are 71% occupied with 96 beds available. There are 403 people hospitalized for COVID-19, 106 of whom are receiving treatment in intensive care.
A total of 19,832 residents have recovered.
From our family to yours, we wish all of our #GuardiansofHealth a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving! We are grateful for every Guardian who has dedicated their life to helping people around the world achieve the highest possible standard of health. #Thank you pic.twitter.com/DkbgJhvglm
– UNMC Public Health (@UNMCCOPH) November 26, 2020
BACKGROUND NOTE – 6 News pulls data from Nebraska and Iowa COVID-19 dashboards at 6 p.m. daily. All other reports in this article come from official press releases from the region’s health departments and other authorities, as noted.
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