April 9, 2021 1:30 p.m.

5 more people have received new positive test results for COVID-19 in Douglas County, and there are 3 new presumptive cases, as of Friday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 2,982. Of those 2,835 are people that have received positive test results and 147 are presumptive. There have been 65 deaths. 6 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 3 locally and 3 outside the area. 98 people are in isolation. 306 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 404 people that are either in isolation or quarantine. That is an increase of 45 people since Thursday.

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