Lancaster County health officials confirmed 31 new cases of coronavirus but no new deaths on Thursday.Ìý
The new COVID-19 cases raised the overall total to 3,415, including 1,518 documented recoveries since the pandemic began, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reported.
Lancaster County's death toll remained at 19.Ìý
Lincoln hospitals cared for 13 COVID-19 patients, down slightly from Wednesday. Of those, four patients resided in Lancaster County. Three of the 13 patients needed a ventilator, the department said in a news release.Ìý
With the new cases, the county remained on pace for a third straight week of declining new cases, but the county also remained on pace to have its third straight week of declining new tests.