In the weekly COVID-19 update on March 29, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever reported five (5) more COVID-19 deaths had been confirmed in the health district, bringing the cumulative total to 147 and the case fatality rate to 1.4%. 

Bever said the deaths occurred over the past two months. The health department does not report deaths until they are confirmed with the death certificate by Nebraska DHHS. “While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been causing only mild illness in most infected people, those who are more at risk of severe illness d...