WAYNE – A pair of residents from the same county in northeast Nebraska tested positive for COVID-19.
According to a release from the Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department, the two patients are from Thurston county being a female and male in their teens and 20s.
As of Monday evening, 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.
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 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days per week at 402-552-6645. Follow NNPHD on Facebook to get the latest local testing numbers and results as additional information can be found on www.nnphd.org including the new Directed Health Measures for northeast Nebraska.