Category Archives: KLIN News
WellPower Challenge Begins Today With Governor's Walk
The 2021 WellPower Challenge kicks off today, February 1st with the annual Governor's Walk, which begins with a brief news conference at 10 a.m. in the Governor's Hearing Room at the State Capitol. Th...
Feb 01, 2021
ICYMI: LLCHD Holds Second Large-Scale Vaccine Clinic For Health Care Workers
The second large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pinnacle Bank Arena today resulted in 2,423 health care workers receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department (LLCHD) was as...
Feb 01, 2021
Over 2,400 Health Care Workers Vaccinated at Friday Clinic at PBA
The second large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pinnacle Bank Arena Friday resulted in 2,423 health care workers receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department (LLCHD) was a...
Jan 31, 2021
Lancaster County Reports 135 COVID-19 Cases Over the Weekend and 1 Death
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) reported Saturday a resident death from COVID-19. The death was a woman in her 80’s who was hospitalized and a long-term care resident. The...
Jan 31, 2021
LLCHD: State DHM Doesn't Apply Here
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today reminded residents that changes to the State Directed Health Measure (DHM) do not impact the DHM in effect for Lincoln and Lancaster County...
Jan 29, 2021
No Covid Deaths Reported; Positivity Rate Dropping
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today announced that 201 lab-confirmed cases (127 cases from yesterday and 74 cases today) of COVID-19 have been reported in Lancaster County, br...
Jan 29, 2021
Nebraska Moves From "Blue" To "Green" COVID-19 Phase
Governor Pete Ricketts announced Friday that the State is moving from the "blue" to "green" phase of its coronavirus pandemic response plan. As a result, the State of Nebraska is issuing new Directed ...
Jan 29, 2021
Nebraska To Eliminate COVID-19 Restrictions On Gatherings
Nebraska will eliminate all of its virus-related restrictions on gatherings if the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to decline even though few people in the state have been vaccin...
Jan 29, 2021
UNMC Receives $9.5 million CDC Grant For Rural Health Facilities Infection Prevention
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, in partnership with Nebraska Medicine, has been awarded a $9.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance infect...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Stronger Workplace Guidance On COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus pro...
Jan 29, 2021