LINCOLN- The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus continues to decline in Nebraska, and more than 19% of the state’s population has now been vaccinated against the virus.

The state said Thursday that the number of people hospitalized with the virus was at its lowest level since last July with 107 people being treated in hospitals statewide. That number has fallen steadily since peaking at 987 in November.

Health officials said nearly 107,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the state last week, and 19.1% of the state’s population has been vaccinated. The state said more than 308,000 Nebraskans have now registered to receive the vaccine.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Nebraska decreased over the past two weeks, going from 282.71 new cases per day on March 9 to 246.43 new cases per day on Tuesday. The state said Thursday that 207,227 cases of the virus and 2,159 deaths have been reported since the pandemic began.

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