Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) received five positive case reports of confirmed COVID-19 within the health district on Wednesday. Wednesday’s patients are residents of Cedar (two), Dixon (two) and Thurston (one) counties. They include four males, age range 20-64 years old, and one female in her 50s. Public health investigations are in process, and close contacts are being identified and contacted to ensure quarantine and isolation measures are being taken. One case appears to be community spread meaning the source of that person’s exposure cannot be identified (no travel, no close contact of a positive case).
As of April 29, there have been 246 COVID-19 tests reported for people living in the NNPHD health district of Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne counties. The results of these tests includes 19 positive cases (Cedar - 4, Dixon - 9, Thurston - 4, and Wayne County - 2), 200 negatives, and 27 tests currently pending results.
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.
