FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD) has identified two additional cases of COVID-19 in Dodge County on Thursday.
The first case is a Dodge County male in his 60s, and he is self-isolating at home. This case has been deemed to be travel related. Contact investigations are underway and those identified as close contacts will be notified. All identified close contacts will self-quarantine and be actively monitored twice daily by public health officials for fever and respiratory symptoms.
The second case is a Dodge County male in his 20s who is a part-time resident, and he is also self-isolating at home. This case was acquired out of state, and no in-state contacts were identified.
These additional Dodge County cases bring the total in Dodge County to 6. The total 3RPHD case count is 28. Nebraska now has 255 lab confirmed cases.
3RPHD has this important message for all residents:
Transmission is now occurring community wide. Please protect yourself and stay home – this is the only way we will flatten the curve here in Nebraska. More importantly, if you are experiencing symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, etc.) do not go to work or go out in the community, as you are exposing others—THIS WILL MAKE OTHERS SICK.
Public health partners across the state continue to take action to protect the health of Nebraskans.
The Three Rivers Public Health Department will continue to update our community as new information becomes available. For more information about COVID-19 please visit www.threeriverspublichealth.org or http://dhhs.ne.gov/coronavirus.
