LINCOLN- Nebraska’s COVID-19 case count is continuing its two-month climb and now is growing faster than such infections nationally.

The state recorded 2,354 new COVID cases during the week ending June 3rd, up from 1,671 the previous week, according to figures compiled by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nebraska cases are now growing faster than the nation as a whole, as the country has seen case numbers dip since late May. Cases were down last week in 29 states.

Hospitalizations due to COVID were up 20% in Nebraska last week, hitting a daily average of 106. The 130 Nebraskans hospitalized as of June 3rd was the highest figure since late March.

That increase also supports the notion that more cases are occurring than are being officially recorded, as health officials have noted. More people are using at-home tests, the results of which aren’t publicly reported.

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