COVID-19 in Nebraska: Tracking Omicron, testing, hospitalizations and more – KETV Omaha

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COVID-19 in Nebraska: Tracking Omicron, testing, hospitalizations and more

With case counts and hospitalizations on the rise in Nebraska, here’s where you can get tested for COVID-19, where to get a vaccine shot and more.

Latest Douglas County news:On Saturday, Jan. 8, the Douglas County Health Department confirmed 1,848 new positive COVID-19 cases since Thursday’s report. That brings the total of positive cases to 112,401 since the pandemic began.The health department also confirmed five new COVID-19-related deaths since Thursday’s report. Of those five deaths, two were vaccinated.The death toll now stands at 941.There were 344 people hospitalized in the Omaha metro as of the report. Medical and surgical beds were 90% full with 144 staffed beds available. Seven children were among those hospitalized.As of Friday’s report, 94 adults were receiving ICU-level care with 55 on ventilators.Where to get tested?There’s a variety of testing sites available in Douglas County. Click here to find the full list of testing sites, as well as more information.Where to get a vaccine? Upcoming DCHD vaccine clinics include: Friday, Jan. 7Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 9 a.m.-7 p.m., all vaccinesSaturday, Jan. 8Omaha Kanyaw Baptist Church, 4730 N. 60th Ave., 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Girls Inc., 2811 N. 45th St., 12 p.m.-3 p.m., all vaccinesMonday, Jan. 10Metropolitan Community College – Elkhorn Valley Campus, 829 N. 204th St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Pfizer 12+Beals Elementary School, 1720 S. 48th St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Pinewood Elementary School, 6717 N. 63rd St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Tuesday, Jan. 11Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 12 p.m.-4 p.m., all vaccinesGomez Heritage Elementary School, 5101 S. 17th St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Wednesday, Jan. 12Metropolitan Community College – South Omaha Campus, 2801 Edward Babe Gomez Avenue A, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Pfizer 12+Clair Memorial United Methodist Church, 5544 Ames Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+ and ModernaThursday, Jan. 13Metropolitan Community College – Fort Omaha Campus, Building 23, 32 & Sorensen Parkway, 5300 N. 30th St., Lot A, 1 -4 p.m., Pfizer 12+Benson High Magnet School, 5120 Maple St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+Omaha South Magnet School, 4519 S. 24th St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+Friday, Jan. 14Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 12 p.m.-4 p.m., all vaccinesTuesday, Jan. 18 Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., all vaccinesWednesday, Jan. 19Clair Memorial United Methodist Church, 5544 Ames Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., all vaccinesOmaha Burke High School, 12200 Burke St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+Bennington High School, 16610 Bennington Road, 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+Thursday, Jan. 20Omaha Central High School, 124 N. 20th Street, 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+Omaha Northwest High Magnet School, 8204 Crown Point Ave., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+Friday, Jan. 21Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., all vaccinesSaturday, Jan. 22Girls Inc., 2811 N. 45th St., 12 p.m.-3 p.m., all vaccinesEach individual health district has different opportunities for acquiring the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, most pharmacies and grocery stores offer it.Nebraska Health DistrictsCentral Health District vaccine informationDouglas County Health vaccine informationEast Central District Health Department vaccine informationElkhorn Logan Valley Public Health vaccine informationFour Corners Health Department vaccine informationLincoln/Lancaster County vaccine informationLoup Basin Public Health Department vaccine informationNorth Central District Health Department vaccine informationNortheast Nebraska Public Health DepartmentPanhandle Public Health DistrictPublic Health Solutions (Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline & Thayer counties)South Heartland Public HealthSoutheast Nebraska Public HealthSouthwest Nebraska Public HealthSarpy/Cass Health Department vaccine informationThree Rivers Public Health vaccine informationTwo Rivers Public HealthWest Central District Health DepartmentRegional Iowa resourcesCass County Health SystemCrawford County Public HealthFremont County Public Health FacebookHarrison County Public Health FacebookMills County Public HealthMonona County: Burgess Health CenterMontgomery County Public HealthPage County HealthPottawattamie County Public HealthShelby County: Myrtue Medical CenterLatest GuidanceWhat does it mean to be ‘fully vaccinated?’According to the CDC, people are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. If you do not meet those requirements, regardless of age, you are not fully vaccinated.I’m fully vaccinated. What can I do?You can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic, the CDC says. However, due to high transmission rates from variants, the CDC recommends all people wear masks in public regardless of vaccination status in areas with high transmission rates.Do I need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination prior to travel?If you choose to travel in the United States, you do not need to get tested before or after travel. You do not need to self-quarantine after travel.If traveling internationally, pay close attention to the situation at your international destination before traveling outside the United States. You do not need to get tested before leaving the United States unless your destination requires it.You may need to show a negative test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding an international flight to the United States.The CDC recommends you still get tested 3-5 days after international travel, but you do not need to self-quarantine after arriving in the United States.I’m not vaccinated. What activities should I and should I not partake in?Outdoor Activities:Safest: Walk, run, wheelchair roll, or bike outdoors with members of your household. Attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated family and friends. While masked, attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people, particularly in areas of substantial to high transmission.Less Safe: While masked, dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households.Least Safe: While masked, attend a crowded, outdoor event, like a live performance, parade, or sports event.Indoor Activities:Less Safe: While masked, visit a barber or hair salon, go to an uncrowded, indoor shopping center or museum, attend a small, indoor gathering of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people from multiple households.Least Safe: While masked, go to an indoor movie theater, attend a full-capacity worship service, sing in an indoor choir, eat at an indoor restaurant or bar, participate in an indoor, high-intensity exercise class.

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Latest Douglas County news:

On Saturday, Jan. 8, the Douglas County Health Department confirmed 1,848 new positive COVID-19 cases since Thursday’s report. That brings the total of positive cases to 112,401 since the pandemic began.

The health department also confirmed five new COVID-19-related deaths since Thursday’s report. Of those five deaths, two were vaccinated.

The death toll now stands at 941.

There were 344 people hospitalized in the Omaha metro as of the report. Medical and surgical beds were 90% full with 144 staffed beds available. Seven children were among those hospitalized.

As of Friday’s report, 94 adults were receiving ICU-level care with 55 on ventilators.

Where to get tested?

There’s a variety of testing sites available in Douglas County. Click here to find the full list of testing sites, as well as more information.

Where to get a vaccine?

Upcoming DCHD vaccine clinics include:

Friday, Jan. 7

  • Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 9 a.m.-7 p.m., all vaccines

Saturday, Jan. 8

  • Omaha Kanyaw Baptist Church, 4730 N. 60th Ave., 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+
  • Girls Inc., 2811 N. 45th St., 12 p.m.-3 p.m., all vaccines

Monday, Jan. 10

  • Metropolitan Community College – Elkhorn Valley Campus, 829 N. 204th St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Pfizer 12+
  • Beals Elementary School, 1720 S. 48th St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+
  • Pinewood Elementary School, 6717 N. 63rd St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+

Tuesday, Jan. 11

  • Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 12 p.m.-4 p.m., all vaccines
  • Gomez Heritage Elementary School, 5101 S. 17th St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+
  • Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor St., 5-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+

Wednesday, Jan. 12

  • Metropolitan Community College – South Omaha Campus, 2801 Edward Babe Gomez Avenue A, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Pfizer 12+
  • Clair Memorial United Methodist Church, 5544 Ames Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+ and Moderna

Thursday, Jan. 13

  • Metropolitan Community College – Fort Omaha Campus, Building 23, 32 & Sorensen Parkway, 5300 N. 30th St., Lot A, 1 -4 p.m., Pfizer 12+
  • Benson High Magnet School, 5120 Maple St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+
  • Omaha South Magnet School, 4519 S. 24th St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer ages 5+

Friday, Jan. 14

  • Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 12 p.m.-4 p.m., all vaccines

Tuesday, Jan. 18

  • Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., all vaccines

Wednesday, Jan. 19

  • Clair Memorial United Methodist Church, 5544 Ames Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., all vaccines
  • Omaha Burke High School, 12200 Burke St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+
  • Bennington High School, 16610 Bennington Road, 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+

Thursday, Jan. 20

  • Omaha Central High School, 124 N. 20th Street, 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+
  • Omaha Northwest High Magnet School, 8204 Crown Point Ave., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer 5+

Friday, Jan. 21

  • Douglas County Health Department COVID-19 Clinic, 1111 S. 41st St., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., all vaccines

Saturday, Jan. 22

  • Girls Inc., 2811 N. 45th St., 12 p.m.-3 p.m., all vaccines

Each individual health district has different opportunities for acquiring the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, most pharmacies and grocery stores offer it.

Nebraska Health Districts

Latest Guidance

What does it mean to be ‘fully vaccinated?’

According to the CDC, people are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. If you do not meet those requirements, regardless of age, you are not fully vaccinated.

I’m fully vaccinated. What can I do?

You can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic, the CDC says. However, due to high transmission rates from variants, the CDC recommends all people wear masks in public regardless of vaccination status in areas with high transmission rates.

Do I need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination prior to travel?

If you choose to travel in the United States, you do not need to get tested before or after travel. You do not need to self-quarantine after travel.

If traveling internationally, pay close attention to the situation at your international destination before traveling outside the United States. You do not need to get tested before leaving the United States unless your destination requires it.

You may need to show a negative test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding an international flight to the United States.

The CDC recommends you still get tested 3-5 days after international travel, but you do not need to self-quarantine after arriving in the United States.

I’m not vaccinated. What activities should I and should I not partake in?

Outdoor Activities:

Safest: Walk, run, wheelchair roll, or bike outdoors with members of your household. Attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated family and friends. While masked, attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people, particularly in areas of substantial to high transmission.

Less Safe: While masked, dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households.

Least Safe: While masked, attend a crowded, outdoor event, like a live performance, parade, or sports event.

Indoor Activities:

Less Safe: While masked, visit a barber or hair salon, go to an uncrowded, indoor shopping center or museum, attend a small, indoor gathering of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people from multiple households.

Least Safe: While masked, go to an indoor movie theater, attend a full-capacity worship service, sing in an indoor choir, eat at an indoor restaurant or bar, participate in an indoor, high-intensity exercise class.