May 20, 2021 1:15 p.m.

19 more people have received new positive test results for COVID-19 in Douglas County, and there are 5 new presumptive cases, as of Thursday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said this is the highest single day report of new cases since March 3rd of this year. DCCRT said the concern is that the new cases in the past two weeks are all from residents that are not fully vaccinated. Even more concerning is the fluctuating but high number of residents that are being hospitalized due to complications with the COVID-19 virus.

The update said the total number of cases is now at 3,376. Of those, 3,212 are people that have received positive test results, and 164 are presumptive. There have been 72 deaths. 16 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 10 locally and 6 outside the area. 146 people are in isolation. 297 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 443 people that are either in isolation or quarantine. That is an increase of 30 people since Wednesday.

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