According to the CDC, cases are up nearly 40 percent statewide in the past two weeks. The 7-day average stands at more than 800 cases per day. Two weeks ago, about 580 Nebraskans tested positive each day.

More than 10 percent of hospital beds in the state are filled with a COVID patient. At latest check, state data shows 415 beds are occupied. Hospitalizations have hovered at or around that mark since late October.