LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska saw four more deaths Wednesday from COVID-19, and local health department officials expressed growing concern over the high number of infection among minorities.
The state's total deaths from COVID-19 since the outbreak began earlier this year is now at 107, state health officials said. The state also saw a surge of 383 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the state's total number of cases to 9,075.
The new numbers were released as health department officials in Omaha and Lincoln said a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases are being seen among minority populations. In Douglas County, the health department says more than 40% of its cases have been confirmed in the Latino community. In Lincoln, the mayor's office said in a news release that nearly 70% of cases in Lancaster County are Asian, Latino or black.
For some infected people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause severe illness or death. But for most people, it causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.