(KLZA)-- The number of new COVID-19 cases within the five-county jurisdiction of the  Southeast District Health Department between March 14 and 20 was 39,  which is down slightly from the 45 reported the previous week.

Richardson County reported 15 new cases, down from 23 the previous week. Richardson County has now reported 760  COVID-19 cases with 22 deaths.

Otoe County also had 15 new cases the past week, the same number as the previous reporting period.  There have now been 1,374 cases of COVID-19 In Otoe County with 11 deaths.

In Pawnee County there were four new cases reported pushing the total number of cases  to 233 with four deaths.  Johnson County had two new COVID-19 cases which puts the total number of confirmed cases at 643 with nine deaths.

Nemaha County Nebraska has reported three new cases which puts the total number of cases at 749 with 12 deaths linked to COVID.

In all there have been 58 deaths in the five-county area and 3,759 total cases since the pandemic began.

Between March 14 and 20,  30 percent of the new cases in within the Southeast District Health Department five-county area were in the 10 - 19 age group.