KEARNEY – Fifty three new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by Two Rivers Public Health Department, increasing the total to 449 in the seven-county region. Please note, the numbers reported yesterday were current, but a clerical error citing the day as Tuesday needs to be corrected to Friday. Friday 4/24/2020 reported 53 new cases and Saturday 4/25/2020 is also reporting 53 new cases.
New confirmed cases include:
- Buffalo County 12
- Dawson County 41
Total cases to date in the district’s seven counties are:
Dawson County – 345
Buffalo County – 88
Gosper County – 8
Kearney County – 4
Franklin County –3
Phelps County – 1
Harlan County – 0
Recent studies show that a significant portion of people with COVID-19 lack symptoms and those who eventually develop symptoms can pass the virus to others before showing symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (grocery stores, pharmacies, etc.) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-faq.html .
Testing is available to the public at the discretion of health care providers. Individuals are more likely to be tested by if they are essential infrastructure staff, in direct contact with a laboratory confirmed case, a health care worker, first responder or age 65 or older. For more information, call Two Rivers Public Health Department at 888-669-7154 or visit www.trphd.org.
Two Rivers continues to advise citizens to stay home when experiencing illness and seek medical care when necessary.
The Department of Health and Human Services opened a statewide coronavirus (COVID-19) information line to help answer general questions and share the latest information and resources with Nebraskans to keep them informed. The number is 402-552-6645. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
