Nebraska COVID-19 Death Toll Now At 1,365 Posted by John Axtell Date: December 13, 2020 261 Views Nebraska recorded another 22 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the state total to 1,365. There were 811 new cases and 1,923 recoveries with the number of active cases dropping to 65,494. There were 711 hospitalizations – 48 fewer than Friday and the 7th time in the last 8 days that the number has been under 800 after spending a month over 800. The availability of both hospital beds and ICU beds stand 28% with 72% of ventilators available. Nebraska has had 147,688 total cases and 80,829 recoveries since the beginning of the pandemic.