LINCOLN- The spring virus rise continues to rick upwards in Nebraska as omicron subvariants travel around.

An average of 86 people were hospitalized with COVID in Nebraska for the week ending May 28th, up 19% from 72 a week earlier, according to figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Statewide case numbers were down slightly last week, according to the CDC, but that appeared to be due to a delay in reporting some positive test results over the Memorial Day weekend. Daily numbers earlier in the week suggest cases were up about 10% from the previous week, which would mark the seventh straight weekly increase in Nebraska.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ respiratory illness dashboard indicated that the state recorded 2,017 new COVID cases for the week ending May 28. That also represents an increase from the preceding week. The positivity rate of 11.6% also was up significantly from 5.1% at the end of April.

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