Nebraska hospitals lessen COVID bed requirements
(WorldNews Health)

Nebraska hospitals are stable enough to reduce the requirements for reserving beds and ventilators to serve COVID-19 patients, Gov. Pete Ricketts said Monday. He has been keeping watch on the hospital bed capacity in Omaha as the number of COVID-19 cases there has increased. As of Monday, Douglas County had 4,412 confirmed cases of the virus, with about 13.6% of tests positive the week ending Saturday. That is 1,129 positive out of 8,326 tests. Ricketts has always said the status of the health care system would be the measure for lifting restrictions. `The hospital system in Nebraska continues to be...