BLAIR, NE – The Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD) has identified cases of COVID-19 at Crowell Memorial Home, a long term care facility in Washington County.
Currently, 3RPHD is reporting 24 residents and 8 staff members that are positive. There have been 51 new cases in Washington County in the last 14 days. That equals to 21.5% of all cases reported in Washington County since the pandemic began. The reported total of cases in Washington County is 237.
The facility, ICAP, Memorial Community Hospital and Health System, and Three Rivers Health Public Health are aggressively responding to the situation and are working with state health officials to ensure the safety and care of all residents.
“We have been working with many partners to mitigate the risk for all of the residents and staff members,” said Terra Uhing, Executive Director.
3RPHD asks the community to remember to practice social distancing when possible, wear a mask, and use proper hygiene. Public health partners across the state continue to take action to protect the health of Nebraskans.
As a reminder, 3RPHD updates the community risk dials each Wednesday, and the 3RPHD Data Dashboard is updated each weekday.
For questions or more information about COVID-19 visit www.threeriverspublichealth.org or http://dhhs.ne.gov/coronavirus
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