(KLZA)-- The Southeast District Health Departments weekly COVID-19 update indicates the number of new cases declined February 14 – 20.
There were 49 new cases reported in the five-county area which was down from 55 the previous week.
The new cases bring the total coronavirus case count in Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Johnson and Otoe counties in Southeast Nebraska to 3,551 with 53 deaths reported.
During the latest reporting period there were eight new cases in Richardson County bringing the total to 675. Pawnee County reported nine new cases with 215 total positive reports.
In Johnson County there was just one new case this period making the county total 635. Nemaha County had 10 new cases pushing the total count to 725. In Otoe County there were 21 new cases and the total number of COVID-19 cases is up to 1,301.
Of the 53 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the SEDHD jurisdiction, 20 have been reported in Richardson County, 11 in Nemaha County, nine in both Johnson and Otoe counties and four in Pawnee County.
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