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Case levels in other states where the new variants arrived earlier suggest Nebraska cases still could climb well above current levels. A number of northeastern states have case levels more

DES MOINES — Iowa schools are not allowed to require students or staff to wear face masks, after a federal appeals court on Monday lifted a temporary injunction on a

Overall, Nebraska cases are up 16% in the past two weeks. Iowa’s cases have more than doubled in the past two weeks, the seventh highest increase among the states.

See which counties have the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Nebraska using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Pharmacists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been training community pharmacists to test and then treat influenza and strep throat. A similar program is now available for COVID.

The state averaged a little more than 300 new confirmed COVID-19 cases per day in the past week, a 23% increase over the previous week, according to Iowa Department of

It was the first time since January the state had posted consecutive weekly increases.

COVID cases trended slightly upward in Nebraska last week, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state recorded 437 new cases compared to 332

Nebraska’s per-capita case rate last week was the nation’s third-lowest, after South Carolina and South Dakota, and less than a third of the national rate. Iowa also ranks in the

More Nebraskans are returning to such activities as concerts, movies and sporting events as the states COVID case counts continue their downward trend.