No announcements yet, but the two-term lawmaker says "it's tracking that way; it's more likely than not."
With no new coronavirus deaths reported Friday, the local pandemic death toll remained at 178.
Republican John Olsson and Nicki Behmer, an independent, are the first candidates to announce plans to seek one of two open seats.
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The Health Department identified the deceased as a man and woman in their 80s who were both hospitalized.
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Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and city officials will provide a coronavirus update at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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With an additional 241 lab-confirmed cases in the county on Wednesday, the total number of cases to date climbed to 23,667, the department reported.
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Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird will provide a coronavirus update at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.