The Douglas County Health Director’s COVID-19 Director Update includes advanced case data

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OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) – Douglas County Health Director reported Tuesday on the local response of COVID-19, noting the increase in cases and data on advanced cases in the county.

Dr. Lindsay Huse said about 0.54% of the 306,736 people in Douglas County have experienced advanced COVID-19 infection.

“Really what he’s telling you is that the vaccine is doing a great job of keeping people healthy,” Dr. Huse at the Douglas County Board of Commissioners this Tuesday. “When people catch COVID, even if they have been vaccinated, (these) cases are extremely mild. It’s usually to keep people out of the hospital and keep people out of the ventilators; and the most important thing is to keep people alive. “

The county health director said the numbers are now a little worse than last year, but that we are also fighting a different COVID war than we had a year ago.

“I think we have a lot of tools available now that we didn’t have last year,” Dr. Huse said. “Last year we didn’t have a vaccine. We saw our large population fighting powerfully to fight this virus. We are not necessarily having the same struggle. Unfortunately, the virus is now beginning to affect younger populations, so the fight is taking place in this new terrain that we need to look at. “

Dr. Huse said the county is experiencing its fourth wave.

“The fact is that the school just started two weeks ago. Last weekend we had our first big round of football matches. Luckily, you’re out, but even when you’re in these congregating environments, you can still spread the word, ”he said, noting that there are many other school activities and community events that also provoke meetings.

He said the health department would be monitoring the data and continue to encourage the community to use those tools that they know work to mitigate community outreach: masking, hand washing, social distancing and vaccinations.

“It’s entirely possible that this is a mistake, and we continue to see an increase, and that makes it even more important that we continue to use the mitigation factors that we need to help limit the spread,” Drs. Huse.

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