OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska public health officials have confirmed 453 new cases of the coronavirus but no new deaths, according to the latest available data.
The total number of known cases has reached 42,731 as of Thursday evening, according to the state's online tracking portal.
Of those cases, 462 people have died since the pandemic began. Nearly 438,000 people have been tested so far.
Despite the increase, the number of available hospital beds has remained stable. State officials say 33% of Nebraska's hospital beds, 27% of its intensive care unit beds and 80% of its ventilators are still available for coronavirus patients if needed.
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.