LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Nebraska has continued to shrink this month.
The state said there were 475 people being treated for COVID-19 Sunday in Nebraska hospitals. That was up slightly from the previous day but down from 517 at the start of January. The number of hospitalizations is less than half of the November peak, but it remains more than double where it was at the start of October.
Nebraska reported 406 new virus cases Sunday to give the state 176,026 total cases. That is significantly less that the average of 1,051.14 new cases per day the state has been reporting over the past week.
The state reported 1,760 deaths on Sunday after an error in the data was corrected over the weekend. That is 57 higher than it was last Wednesday.
Across the state 3,079 virus vaccines were administered on Saturday. The state has administered just over half of the 141,428 vaccine doses it has received.