Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department Press Release
For Immediate Release: Media in Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties
Date: May 2, 2020
Contact: Julie Rother
Email Address: julie@nnphd.org
New Cases of COVID-19 in NNPHD Health District
Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) is reporting two new positive cases of confirmed COVID-19 within the health district today. Today's patient is a resident of Dixon County and Thurston County. One patient is a male in his 70's and the other is a female in her 20's. 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 Saturday evening, 05/02/2020, 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 these tests includes 24 positive cases (Cedar - 4, Dixon - 12, Thurston - 6, and Wayne County - 2), 211negatives, and 30 tests currently pending results.
You can stay up to date with the Coronavirus situation on the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/. Nebraska DHHS has a COVID-19 call in line where you can get your questions answered about the virus. The phone line operates from 8 am to 8 pm, seven days were week, 402-552-6645. Follow NNPHD on Facebook to get the latest local testing numbers and results or visit our website for local updates www.nnphd.org.
