January 19, 2023 3:20 a.m.

COVID-19 cases in Douglas County are up by 30 percent for the week ending on Wednesday.

An update from the Douglas Public Health Network said 70 cases were reported, compared to 54 in the previous week.

DPHN Public Information Officer Vanessa Becker said 2 COVID-19 related deaths were reported. Becker said those people were 64 and 76 years of age, and neither was vaccinated.

Becker said hospitalizations were consistently at 7 during the week. 7 people were hospitalized related to the virus on Wednesday.

Since the pandemic began in January of 2020, 461 county residents have died related to COVID-19. 25,724 cases of the virus have been reported.

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