West Nile is sometimes perplexing for public health officials. Three years ago, Nebraska led the nation with 251 human cases. The last two years, however, the state saw significant drops – as has the rest of the country.
Variants causing COVID spike amongst Nebraska children
What officials say is to blame.
and last updated 2021-04-09 19:50:17-04
OMAHA, Neb. â COVID cases and hospitalizations are on the rise once again in Nebraska, and this time the attention is on children. More kids are testing positive in Douglas County and officials say the new variants are to blame.
Initially, COVID was thought to not have a large impact on children. But thanks to new variants like the B.1.1.7 strain from the United Kingdom, that s all. There was a 22% increase in cases in March over what we had been seeing in February and 42% of those were among people 19 years of age and younger, Douglas County Health Department spokesperson Phil Rooney said.