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Oct. 6, 2020Lincoln, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska virus hospitalizations hit new high over weekend


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus has topped 500 in Nebraska, and more people were hospitalized with the virus over the weekend than ever before. 

The state reported four new deaths and 404 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday to give Nebraska 501 deaths and 47,807 cases of the virus since the pandemic began. 

The number of hospitalizations for the virus jumped to 249 on Saturday and remained at that level on Sunday.

Previously, the number of people being treated in Nebraska hospitals peaked at 232 on May 27, But Nebraska said 33% of the state's intensive care beds remained available.