FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD) reports total lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases within the district as follows:
- Dodge County: 442 cases
- Saunders County: 34 cases
- Washington County: 28 cases
Total 3RPHD Case Count: 504 cases
As of Friday morning, local hospitals reported 413 medical beds were available and 159 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of the 376 ventilators available to area hospitals, 122 were in use, including 47 for confirmed COVID-19 patients. Three additional patients have required ventilator care since Wednesday.
The State of Nebraska has diagnosed nearly 14,000 cases of COVID-19, conducting about 95,000 tests. As of Thursday night, 164 Nebraskans have died.
Please be aware of the COVID-19 symptoms, which may include a fever, cough, sore throat, severe fatigue, loss of taste and smell or difficulty breathing. In most cases, a person will have more than one of these symptoms. Anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or develops symptoms should contact their health care provider and tell them how you are feeling and any possible history of exposure. Please call ahead before you go to the doctor’s office or an emergency room.
As some restrictions due to COVID-19 are relaxed, 3RPHD asks you to remember the basics. Maintain social distancing, wear a cloth mask in public, and wash your hands often for 20 seconds with soap and water.
Test Nebraska is here. “Help us identify cases, predict and give employers and the public reassurance that those who have COVID-19 know [they have] it and are staying home,” said 3RPHD.
Visit https://www.testnebraska.com/en for more information.
