December 29, 2022 3:40 a.m.

COVID-19 cases in Douglas County dropped by 24 percent for the week ending on Wednesday.

Information from the Douglas Public Health Network said 74 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past seven days. That compares with 97 cases from the week before.

DPHN Public Information Officer Vanessa Becker said one COVID-19 related death was reported in the past week. Becker said it was a woman, who was in her 80s. Becker said hospitalizations related to the virus have been pretty steady, ranging from 12 to 15. 15 residents were hospitalized related to COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Since the pandemic began in January 2020, 451 county residents have died related to the virus. 25,527 cases of COVID-19 have been reported.

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