OMAHA - As the coronavirus pandemic claimed its 100th victim in Douglas County, the county’s health director says new cases are growing among young people. The Douglas County Health Department says it has tracked cases among three high school teams: One each in basketball, baseball and softball. More adolescents are testing positive for COVID-19, although some are asymptomatic, said Adi Pour, Douglas County’s health director. Pour also expressed concern about transmission in bars packed with patrons.

Throughout the pandemic, 43% of the county’s cases are from people in the under-34 age bracket, according to the county’s latest numbers. But more recently, 56% of cases are from people that age, Pour said.

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