Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department Press Release
For Immediate Release: Media in Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne Counties
Date: April 28, 2020
Contact: Julie Rother
Email Address: julie@nnphd.org
Two New Cases of COVID-19 in Dixon County
Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department (NNPHD) received two positive cases of confirmed COVID-19 within the health district today. Today's patients are a male in his 50's and a female in her 60's. Public health investigations have been completed to identify close contacts of the persons who are ill in order to ensure quarantine and isolation measures are being taken and to investigate the sources of exposure.
As of Tuesday evening, 04/28/2020, there have been 224 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 14 positive cases (Cedar - 2, Dixon - 7, Thurston - 3, and Wayne County -2), 190 negatives, and 20 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.
