September 24, 2021 1:40 p.m. 

7 more people have died related to COVID-19 in Douglas County, 116 more people have received new positive test results, and 4 more are presumptive, as of Friday.

The Douglas County COVID-19 Update reported data for Thursday and Friday.

The new deaths include a 45-year old man, an 89-year old man, a 67-year old woman, an 86-year old woman, a 45-year old woman, a 94-year old woman, and a 67-year old man. None were vaccinated, except for the 67- year old woman, who was fully vaccinated.

The update said the total number of cases is now at 10,991. Of those, 10,665 are people that have received positive test results and 326 are presumptive. 74 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 55 locally and 22 outside the area, including 1 that has been transferred out of state. 18 ventilators and 8 BiPap machines are in use. 13 COVID positive patients are in the Intensive Care Unit and 10 are in the Progressive Care Unit. 69 out of the 74 patients are not fully vaccinated.

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