NEBRASKA COVID CASES INCREASE FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW

LINCOLN- Covid-19 cases in Nebraska jumped 25% last week, possibly signaling another winter surge is ready to make way.

Nebraska recorded 1,405 new cases — up from 1,127 the prior week — marking the second straight weekly increase, according to data from the CDC.

The percentage increase in cases for the week was the 10th highest in the country, though Nebraska’s overall virus levels are about the same as the U.S. average.

Case numbers were up 24% in Douglas County and 48% in Sarpy County. Six counties in Nebraska are recording high levels of virus transmission, five of them in the state’s Panhandle.

The last two winters have been accompanied by a surge in cases, many officials believe the trend may be returning for its third straight winter.

An average of 138 Nebraskans were hospitalized with the virus last week, up slightly from the prior week. 

Nebraska added four COVID deaths last week, increasing the toll of confirmed or probable deaths in the pandemic to 4,550. 

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