Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) reported six new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the health district May 26. As of Tuesday, test reports for people living in the NNPHD Health District of Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties indicate there have been 872 COVID-19 tests conducted, with the following results: 12 positive cases, seven is Cedar, 29 in Dixon, 62 Thurston and 14 in Wayne; 725 negatives; and 35 pending tests.
Wednesday’s patients were four females and two males all from Thurston County in their 20s, 40s, 50s and 70s.
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.
