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COVID-19 Risk Dial Remains In Low Orange For Sixth Week

By Tom Stanton Aug 16, 2022 | 3:47 PM

The COVID-19 Risk Dial will remain in low orange for a sixth consecutive week. The orange position indicates that the risk of the virus spreading and the impact on our community is high.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department says cases continued to show a decrease, from 528 for the week ending August 6 to 460 the week ending August 13.  The seven-day rolling average of hospitalizations remained level over the past week, from 40 last week to 41 on Tuesday.

You can find upcoming vaccination clinic dates and locations at covid19.lincoln.ne.gov or by calling the Health Department at 402-441-4200.