2 NEW POSITIVE TEST RESULTS FOR COVID-19 IN COUNTY

May 8, 2021 12:30 p.m.

2 more people have received new positive test results for COVID-19 in Douglas County, as of Friday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 3,225. Of those, 3,067 are people that have received positive test results and 158 are presumptive. There have been 70 deaths. 11 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 5 locally and 6 outside the area. 95 people are in isolation. 514 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 609 people that are either in isolation or quarantine. That is an increase of 35 people since Friday.

Go to www.douglaspublichealthnetwork.org for more local information about COVID-19.