Douglas County’s new health director says she’s recommending local school districts require masks for the upcoming semester as COVID cases continue to rise in Nebraska.
Lindsay Huse says much like the rest of the country, case rates in Douglas County are going up, now at about 90 new COVID cases a day. She told Douglas County Commissioners this week the most concerning part of the data is a sharp increase in cases in residents 19 years old and younger. Those numbers have tripled over the past few weeks, with the highest concentration in kids between five and nine years old who can’t be vaccinated yet.