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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday urged Nebraska residents to get...

US hospital COVID admissions have spiked by 50 percent within the last month as 60,000 newly treated patients have been admitted as cases continue to spread amid the presence of Omicron

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Nebraska continues to send more...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Nebraska continues to send more...

As cases of the Omicron variant increase, Nebraska health officials said the states hospitals may not be able to handle more COVID patients than they have now.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Nebraska continues to send more people to the hospital and put stress on the state's health care system. Health officials said Thursday that they are already concerned about hospital capacity and the spread of the new omicron variant of the virus could make the situation worse if it proves to be more contagious.

Following a dip in COVID-19 hospitalizations this summer and a plateau throughout the fall, hospitalizations have reached a yearly high in Nebraska.

COVID-19 patients are occupying nearly 15% of the states hospital beds, a level that in the past triggered more restrictions.

Nebraska health care workers will care for all comers, one doctor said, "But its getting old when every person who rolls through the door, its like, Yup, unvaccinated. Again."

The civil rights lawsuit, filed Monday in Lancaster County District Court, says the state law for parental acknowledgement is unconstitutional and discriminatory toward LGBTQ couples.