LINCOLN- Last week, Covid-19 cases dropped after running high through December. The state recorded around 1,738 cases during the week of December 28th, a significant drop from the 3,982 cases identified the week before. This is the first time cases had been below 1,800 since early November.

Cases have been generally trending upward since late October, but weekly counts have been up and down in recent weeks. Despite the drop, Covid-19 cases are widely considered to be underreported in Nebraska and around the country since many people are not testing or using at-home tests.

Nationally, cases have also been trending downwards last week, with Nebraska standing at the top of the lower third of states in terms of case rates. A new variant of Covid-19, XBB.1.5, has been identified by the CDC, but has had little effect in the four-state region of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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