Earlier Monday, NNPHD joined with the Nebraska Air National Guard to hold a mass testing event at Wayne’s fire hall. Later in the day, two more positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. As of May 11, there have been 393 COVID-19 tests reported for people living in the NNPHD Health District of Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties. The results of these tests include 47 positive cases (Cedar - 6, Dixon - 22, Thurston - 16, and Wayne County - 3), 298 negatives, and 48 tests currently pending results. Monday’s patients are residents of Thurston County, a female and a male in their teens and 20s.
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.
