July 22, 2022 3:40 a.m.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County has dropped by about 14 percent in the past week.

The weekly update from the Douglas Public Health Network said there were 263 cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Wednesday. That compares with 303 cases in the previous seven-day period. No new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the last week,

Since the pandemic began in January of 2020, 409 county residents have died related to COVID-19. 22,269 cases of the virus have been reported.

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