Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) reported three new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. As of the afternoon of May 27, there have been 833 tests conducted in the Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties health district. Of those 833 tests, 115 were positive (Cedar-7; Dixon-29; Thurston-65 and Wayne-14), 730 were negative and 38 tests are currently pending. Wednesday’s patients were two females and a male all from Thurston County in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
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.
