The COVID-19 Risk Dial will has moved from mid-yellow to low-yellow. The yellow position means the risk of the virus spreading in the community is moderate.
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez says the weekly number of new COVID-19 cases has declined at least 40% each week since the end of January. Case numbers dropped from 264 the week ending February 26 to 157 the week ending March 5.
The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 patients hospitalized locally has dropped steadily since early February and is now below 50. The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized locally today is 41, with 29 from Lancaster County. Lopez says the positivity rate dropped to 4.6% last week. It’s the first time the rate has been below 5% since July 2021.
More than 66% of all Lancaster County residents are fully vaccinated and about 60% of residents ages 12 and up have now received a booster or third dose.