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Local COVID-19 Hospitalizations Trending Younger, Omaha Health Systems Say
Published: April 16, 2021![Methodist Hospital skyline in Omaha, Nebraska](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media/public/2020-12/Skyline%20New%204-12-16_0.jpg?h=92135f31&itok=HHb4C4K8)
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All three of the Omaha-area health systems say they are seeing younger and younger COVID-19 patients.
Methodist Physicians Clinic infectious disease specialist Jessica Jones, MD, was among the local experts to weigh in on the latest trends in the Omaha area.
“It takes a lot more to have a young healthy person get into the hospital," she said. "They have a much stronger immune system."
WOWT: Local COVID-19 hospitalizations trending younger, Omaha health systems say