The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) is reporting the 34th COVID-19 coronavirus death in the county on Thursday.
The county's most recent COVID-19 death is that of a woman over the age of 65 who suffered from underlying conditions. On Thursday, the Health Department also confirmed that total cases of COVID-19 in the county have increased to 3,769 from Wednesday’s total of 3,505. That’s an increase of 264 cases from the previous day’s report.
As of Wednesday night, local hospitals in the metro area reported 351 medical and surgical beds were available for a 74% capacity rate with 170 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Of the 376 ventilators available to area hospitals, 139 were in use, including 51 for confirmed COVID-19 patients. DCHD says 713 county residents have recovered from the illness.
The health department says testing will continue through Saturday at DCHD’s drive-thru clinic in South Omaha. The clinics will begin daily at noon and continue until 5 p.m. or until all the tests provided for the day are used. They take place in the parking lot across from OneWorld Community Health Center at 4920 South 30th Street. Those wanting to be tested at DCHD’s clinic can sign up in advance by going to https://is.gd/covidtestesp or https://is.gd/covidtest. Early arrivals are asked to park at the Metropolitan Community College Campus and wait for instructions.