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Douglas Co. provides update on COVID-19 cases in area schools; six more deaths in the county

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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Thursday the Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) reported an additional 127 additional COVID-19 cases for a total of 62,304 to date.

Six more people have died due to COVID-related complications. Those include three men and three women who were older than 70 years of age. The total number of COVID-related deaths is now at 634 for the county.

Over the past two weeks at K-12 schools, 57 staff members and 96 students were diagnosed with the virus.

Read the department's full release below:

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