OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The Douglas County Health Department on Thursday reported 210 new positive COVID-19 tests had been received since our last report on Monday when 175 cases were reported. There have now been 170,992 positive cases since March of 2020.
The case numbers reported do not include at-home tests. The county health department still encourages Douglas County residents to report their at-home test results because health officials do review them.
DCHD has received confirmation of four additional COVID-19-related deaths since Monday. A woman in her 50s and three people, two women and one man, all over 85 have died. All of them were vaccinated. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Douglas County during the pandemic is now 1,201.
The Omaha Metropolitan Healthcare Coalition — which encompasses Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Dodge, and Washington counties in Nebraska, plus hospitals in Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley, Iowa — releases updated COVID-19 case counts and a hospital occupancy report to the Douglas County Health Department on Mondays and Thursdays. The overall numbers include both COVID-19 patients and hospitalized patients for all other illnesses and injuries unless otherwise noted.
According to the most recent local hospital update received by DCHD Wednesday:
- There were 97 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 including two pediatric cases.
- Twelve adults were receiving ICU-level care.
- Five people who were confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 were on a ventilator.
- Medical and surgical beds were occupied at an 89% rate with 210 staffed beds available.
- There were 17 COVID-19 persons of interest, waiting for test results.
- Adult ICU beds were occupied at a 94% rate with 17 staffed beds available.
- Pediatric ICU beds were at 86% of capacity with nine beds available.
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