Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) is reporting two new positive cases of confirmed COVID-19 within the health district. Saturday’s patients are residents of Dixon County and Thurston County. One patient is a male in his 70s and the other is a female in her 20s. The public health investigations have been completed to find close contacts to ensure quarantine and isolation measures are being taken. The sources of the infections have been identified.
As of May 2, there have been 265 COVID-19 tests reported for people living in the NNPHD Health District of Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties. The results of those tests include 24 positive cases (Cedar - 4, Dixon - 12, Thurston - 6, and Wayne County - 2), 211 negatives, and 30 tests currently pending.
Stay up to date with the Coronavirus situation on the CDC website at cdc.gov/. Nebraska DHHS has a COVID-19 call-in line where members of the public can get their questions answered about the virus. The phone line operates from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days per week. To access the line, call (402) 552-6645. Follow NNPHD on Facebook to get the latest local testing numbers and results or visit their website for local updates on nnphd.org.
