COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 65

photo by: Orlin Wagner/Associated Press

Medical personnel conduct coronavirus testing at LMH Health in Lawrence on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Douglas County reported 65 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, local officials said, an increase of two cases from Wednesday.

In Douglas County, 57 out of the 65 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily update.

No patients at Lawrence’s hospital had COVID-19 on Tuesday.

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