May 18, 2021 1:20 p.m.

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

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 3,335. Of those, 3,175 are people that have received positive test results and 160 are presumptive. There have been 71 deaths. 18 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 9 locally and 9 outside the area. 123 people are in isolation. 242 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 365 people that are either in isolation or quarantine. That is a decrease of 17 people since Monday.

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