OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Health officials have reported two new COVID-19 deaths in eastern Nebraska’s Douglas County, bringing the state’s total deaths from the coronavirus to 12.
The two deaths included a woman in her 70s and another woman in her 90s who was a long-term care resident at the hard-hit Douglas County Health Center. Officials say both women had underlying health conditions. The long-term care center has seen 15 residents and 10 employees test positive for the disease; now two residents there have died.
The statewide number of cases had risen to 478 as of Wednesday morning. More than 6,960 Nebraskans have negative, though testing supplies remain limited throughout the country.
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