LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Nebraska dipped below 900 for the first time in more than two weeks Sunday, but hospital capacity remains strained across the state. 

Nebraska said 896 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide on Sunday, down from the previous day’s 911 and nearly 100 below the record of 987 set on Nov. 20. 

But the number of hospitalizations has nearly quadrupled since the start of October when 227 people were being treated in hospitals. 

The state reported 1,143 new cases of the virus Sunday and the number of deaths remained unchanged at 989.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Nebraska dipped below 900 for the first time in more than two weeks Sunday, but hospital capacity remains strained across the state. Nebraska said 896 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide on Sunday, down from the previous day’s 911 and nearly 100 below the record of 987 set on Nov. 20. But the number of hospitalizations has nearly quadrupled since the start of October when 227 people were being treated in hospitals. The state reported 1,143 new cases of the virus Sunday and the number of deaths remained unchanged at 989.

Nebraska virus hospitalizations dip but remain at high level