LINCOLN- After three years of Covid-19, Nebraska and the nation alike have significantly eased restrictions and responses. During the first year, roughly 200,000 cases were confirmed in Nebraska. Thanks to a huge omicron spike, the second year brought even more cases — nearly 270,000. The third year, although effected by testing declines, has produced under 100,000 cases.

For deaths, Nebraska counted more than 2,500 deaths during the first year, just over 1,700 during the second and slightly more than 600 in the third. The current national average is 350 Covid related deaths a day, while Nebraska reports about three of those deaths a day.The state’s COVID-related deaths over the past three years add up to nearly 5,000 Nebraskans

In the same time period, there were 114 deaths from influenza and 24 from RSV. Covid was the state's third leading cause of death in 2022 with Cancer in second and Heart disease maintaining the first. Both the state and the national government have recognized we are at a turning point, although the WHO has announced that they ill maintain the international public health emergency.

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