LINCOLN- According to data released by the Lancaster County Health Department, only around two official Covid-19 cases per day have been reported for the past three weeks, moving the Covid-19 risk dial into the green for the first time in more than two months. What's more, Lancaster County reported that it had not had over 25 official cases in a week since May 13th.

Over the past few months, Covid-induced hospitalizations have also significantly decreased, with an average of just five Covid-19 patients per day and a "very limited number" of patients requiring a stay in intensive care, according to the Lancaster County Health Department. On the statewide level, only 80 cases were recorded within the week of June 24th, reflecting the more local decreases.

As of this past Friday, no deaths from Covid-19 complications have been reported throughout the entire month of June. Since October, at least one Covid-related death has been reported each month. However, since many Nebraskans have stopped testing for the virus, it is unclear if the recent, low numbers are incorrectly deflated. In fact, Lancaster County has now gone six straight weeks with fewer than 500 weekly Covid-19 tests recorded, and three weeks straight with only 300.

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