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News from February 2022

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54 people die in Nebraska with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 4, 2022

There were 54 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 12.9 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Nebraska's combined tax revenues up 3.5 percent since Q4 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 3, 2022

Nebraska collected $1.5 billion in total tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, licenses, income taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the first quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Nebraska during week ending Jan. 22

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 3, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 22, making up less than 9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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53 people die in Nebraska from heart disease in week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 3, 2022

There were 53 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 15.9 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Nebraska during week ending Jan. 22

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 3, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 22, making up less than 9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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Census Bureau: 3.9% of people in Nebraska identified as multi-racial in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 2, 2022

Of the 1,923,826 citizens living in Nebraska in 2020, 96.1 percent said they were only one race, while 3.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in April.

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41 people die in Nebraska from cancer in week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 2, 2022

There were 41 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 26.8 percent decrease from the previous week.

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26 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Nebraska during week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 2, 2022

There were 26 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 18.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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Nebraska has 999,300 nonfarm employees in January

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Nebraska reported the number of employees on nonfarm payrolls in January 2022 was 999,300.

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Census Bureau: More women than men in Nebraska in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Of the 1,923,826 people living in Nebraska in 2020, 50.1 percent (964,149) were women and 49.9 percent (959,677) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Cornhusker State News.

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Census Bureau reports Nebraska population was 1,923,826 in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Nebraska had a population of 1,923,826 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Cornhusker State News.

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Census Bureau: 75.3 percent of people in Nebraska were old enough to vote in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Of the 1,923,826 citizens living in Nebraska in 2020, 1,448,723 were old enough to vote as of April 13, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Nebraska ranks 36th in United States for non-farm payroll employees in January

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Nebraska's payroll numbers reveal it is ranked 36th for non-farm payroll employees in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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56 deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 56 deaths being in Nebraska, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

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Less than 10 people die in Nebraska from cerebrovascular disease in week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a decrease from the previous week.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Nebraska decreases by 1.4% in January

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

Nebraska reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of January 2022 was 41,000, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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28 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Nebraska during week ending Jan. 15

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

There were 28 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 19.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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Pump pain: Nebraska drivers to spend $42.13 more on gas on average this February

By Cornhusker State News | Feb 1, 2022

The average price of regular gas in Nebraska in February is $3.19 per gallon.