Coronavirus updates: New cases up 50% in five states

LATEST: 38 ICU beds left in Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawattamie, Cass, Saunders, Washington counties [View in a Browser]( [KETV NewsWatch 7]( CORONAVIRUS UPDATES Oct 12, 2020 [Facebook logo]( [Twitter logo]( [Youtube logo]( The Latest More than half of U.S. states are seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, with five states — Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont — reporting a jump of more than 50% in one week. New cases are holding steady in 16 states. Only Maine, Texas and Washington are reporting fewer new daily cases on average from last week. An additional 20,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of the month [are “inevitable,”]( according to a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TOP STORIES [On Monday, Oct. 12, health officials provided KETV NewsWatch 7 with an update on the state of hospital capacity in Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawattamie, Cass, Saunders and Washington counties:]( [LATEST: 38 ICU beds left in Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawattamie, Cass, Saunders, Washington counties »]( [Here you can get the latest information on the coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Nebraska and resources to be prepared and keep your family safe.]( [Coronavirus in Nebraska, Iowa: The latest headlines and resources to keep you informed »]( [Facing an “unprecedented drop” in freight traffic, Union Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz announced Tuesday non-union workers will be required to take four weeks of unpaid leave, executives will face 25% pay cuts.]( [Union Pacific announces weeks of unpaid leave and pay cuts for employees, executives »]( [As most of us obsess with avoiding COVID-19 at all costs, a rapidly growing group of people around the world say they are prepared to deliberately take on the virus.]( [Most people try to avoid COVID-19. But thousands are signing up to be deliberately exposed »]( MORE STORIES [As most of us obsess with avoiding COVID-19 at all costs, a rapidly growing group of people around the world say they are prepared to deliberately take on the virus.]( [Most people try to avoid COVID-19. But thousands are signing up to be deliberately exposed »]( [Hospitalizations from the coronavirus have hit their highest points recently throughout the Midwest. But that's not the message coming from a number of Republican governors in the region.]( [GOP governors in spiking states strain for silver linings »]( [Researchers looking into the long-term effects of COVID-19 are taking notice about how long-haul symptoms are affecting children.]( ['It's been horrific': Kids struggle with coronavirus and its months of aftermath »]( [More than half of U.S. states are seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, with five states -- Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont -- reporting a jump of more than 50% in one week.]( ['Lives depend on us': New coronavirus cases are up by at least 50% in 5 states »]( MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT [Manage your email newsletter subscriptions »]( For the very latest information, download our free apps [Download our iOS app]( [Download our Android app]( [KETV NewsWatch 7]( [Facebook logo]( [Twitter logo]( [YouTube logo]( To ensure email delivery, add emailnews@email.ketv.com to your address book or safe senders list © 2020 Hearst Television Inc. 300 W 57th Street, New York NY 10019 [Privacy Notice]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Unsubscribe](