September 29, 2022 3:30 a.m. 

The number of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County dropped about 25 percent in the week ending Wednesday.

Data from the Douglas Public Health Network said there were 141 cases of COVID-19 in the past seven days. That compares to 187 cases in the previous week. One COVID-19 related death was reported in the county in the last week. That was a woman in her 70’s. Hospitalizations have ranged from five to seven people daily.

Since the start of the pandemic in January of 2020, 429 local residents have died related to COVID-19. 24,308 cases of the virus have been reported in that time.

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