January 8, 2021 1:40 p.m.

19 more people have received new positive test results for COVID-19 in Douglas County, as of Friday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 1,528. Of those, 1,441 are people that have received positive test results and 85 are presumptive. There have been 42 deaths. 5 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 2 locally and 3 outside the area. 158 people are in isolation. 157 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 315 people that are either is isolation or quarantine.

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