According to CDC data, Nebraska performed better than many of its neighbors when it came to COVID-related deaths.
NEBRASKA DHHS
Douglas County health officials plan to keep the county’s COVID dashboard up at least through fall and winter, depending on whether new COVID variants emerge and how well the new boosters work.
DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department continues to operate a detailed COVID dashboard. Online information about COVID was hard to find during the early days of the pandemic.
LINCOLN-LANCASTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Health Matters in the Heartland is a monthly series by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star examining the evolution of the practice and policy of health care. It’s produced with the support of presenting sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and this month’s sponsor, Food Bank of the Heartland. Go to https://omaha.com/exclusive/health-matters for multimedia content, new stories and previous monthly installments.
Dr. Jana Broadhurst and her team developed a modified PCR saliva test at Emerging Pathogens Laboratory at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Photographed in Omaha on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
Lindsay Huse, the Douglas County Health Department’s director, said it’s challenging to interpret the data and boil it down in an understandable way.
Douglas County health officials plan to keep the county’s COVID dashboard up at least through fall and winter, depending on whether new COVID variants emerge and how well the new boosters work.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department continues to operate a detailed COVID dashboard. Online information about COVID was hard to find during the early days of the pandemic.
Lindsay Huse, the Douglas County Health Department’s director, said it’s challenging to interpret the data and boil it down in an understandable way.
Health Matters in the Heartland is a monthly series by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star examining the evolution of the practice and policy of health care. It’s produced with the support of presenting sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and this month’s sponsor, Food Bank of the Heartland. Go to https://omaha.com/exclusive/health-matters for multimedia content, new stories and previous monthly installments.
