KLKN-TV
April 20, 2021 3:35 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) The
COVID-19 Risk Dial for Lancaster County has dropped to Low Yellow, the lowest risk level the community has seen since the dial was launched a year ago.
Health Director Pat Lopez explained, “This past week we saw a drop in the number of new weekly cases from 348 to 264. This is the largest drop in weekly cases in nine weeks. It is also the lowest weekly case count since late August.”
With a drop in the risk dial, Lancaster County will be seeing new Direct Health Measures (DHMs) go into effect this Friday.
The new DHMs include:
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North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 17 new cases in the district since the last reporting on 1/28/2021: 1-Antelope; 1-Boyd; 0-Brown; 1-Cherry; 5-Holt; 0-Keya Paha; 3-Knox; 6-Pierce; 0-Rock.
North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) would like to apprise the district of the Nebraska COVID-19 vaccine registry, located at www.ncdhd.ne.gov. To provide guidance and clarity, below are directions on who should register on the Nebraska COVID-19 Registry:
For those 65+ who already registered with NCDHD,
do not sign up with the State. NCDHD will continue to schedule your vaccine. If you are 65+ and did not sign up with NCDHD, please sign up on the new Nebraska registry, located at www.ncdhd.ne.gov.
On Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. the nine counties in Loup Basin Public Health Departmentâs district were issued updated Directed Health Measures (DHMs).
The new DHMs are in response to a 7-day rolling average of COVID-19 hospitalized patients occupying under 10 percent of the stateâs hospital beds. This change moved the state from the âblueâ to the âgreenâ level of restrictions.
The updates to the DHMs allow for 100 percent indoor capacity (previously was 75 percent). For events of 500 or more individuals, it remains in place that a plan must be submitted to and approved by LBPHD prior to the event.
Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State is moving from the “blue” to “green” phase of its coronavirus pandemic response plan. As a result, the State of Nebraska is issuing new Directed Health Measures (DHMs) effective 12:01 AM on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The new DHMs change some of the restrictions put in place to [.]