February 10, 2023 10:20 a.m. 

COVID-19 cases were up in Douglas County in the past week, but the number of deaths and hospitalizations remain low.

An update from the Douglas Public Health Network said there were 50 cases of COVID-19 in the week ending Wednesday. That was up from 37 reported the previous week. DPHN Public Information Officer Vanessa Becker said the number of people hospitalized related to COVID-19 has ranged between 2 and 4 over the last week. 4 were hospitalized related to the virus on Wednesday.

2 COVID-19 related deaths were reported. Becker said they were residents who were 77 and 86 years of age.

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