LINCOLN- Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday the state is "looking at how we can provide additional resources to hospitals" as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the state.

Ricketts said he will be in conversation with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and hospitals to "determine what their needs are" while continuing to monitor and evaluate the challenge. Earlier this month, UNMC scientists and physicians warned that the state is entering "a dangerous period" in the pandemic with record numbers of new cases and hospitalization. "It is a potential perfect storm," they wrote in a statement released at a news conference in Omaha.

This week there were 924 new cases on Wednesday alone, and hospitalizations reached a new high of 315 on Tuesday.

Ricketts has approved $40million in CARES Act money to support hospitals in staff efforts. Dr. Gary Antone, the Chief Medical Officer of Nebraska said some money should be used to hire traveling nurses.

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