(KLZA)-- The number of COVID-19 cases within the Southeast District Health Department jurisdiction increased by 87 between October 24 and October 30.

Just over half of the new cases,  44 in total  were confirmed in Richardson County.  On Wednesday the total number of cases in Richardson County had reached 146.  

Last week there were 19 new cases in Otoe  County,  17 newly confirmed cases in Nemaha County,  for in Pawnee County and three new cases in Johnson County. 

The last case count in the region was 780 cases since the pandemic began. 325 of those cases were confirmed in the past 30 days.