LINCOLN- An official nine-month low in covid cases has occurred in Nebraska for the first time in winter, a season were the virus is expected to spread. Nebraska reported 924 cases for the week ending Wednesday, down 38% from 1,486 the previous week. It was the first time new cases in Nebraska had dropped below 1,000 since the first week of May, and it’s the lowest case level since late April.

All other indicators, including hospitalizations, also point to falling virus levels. Nebraska cases have been below 2,000 for four straight weeks after hitting a recent peak of 3,900 just before Christmas. The state has seen similar drops in the past, but never in the winter months.

To be sure, case counts no longer are considered as accurate a measure of virus activity as they once were. Many people no longer are testing or are using at-home tests that aren’t reported to health departments. Hospitalizations for COVID also decreased last week, by 18% in the U.S. and by 17% in Nebraska.

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