Community spread has been identified in both Custer and Howard Counties. Precautions should be taken in those counties with every public interaction. Precautions to take include: wearing a mask in public, frequent hand washing, limiting outings to essential medical visits and grocery shopping once a week, and shopping alone. Anyone who is sick with symptoms (congestion, fever, chills, sore throat, body aches, diarrhea, vomiting, cough, etc.) should isolate and notify their medical provider of their symptoms and consider testing.
As a reminder, testing is becoming more readily available and therefore we do anticipate an increase in case numbers. Loup Basin along with Nebraska DHHS continue to monitor the situation closely to protect those within our district.