By PPHD
Nine more cases announced; Panhandle total: 252, Active: 94, Recovered: 155, Deaths: 3 COVID-19 testing is available at Community Action Health Center: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7am-8am. Testing is open to those that are symptomatic or close contact to a positive case. Sign up today https://tinyurl.com/y7msahzq.
Unified Command confirms nine more cases of COVID-19 in the Panhandle:
Two cases reported as Dawes County yesterday are Sioux County cases and the following are updated case details:
• Male in his 40s, Community Spread
• Female in her 50s, Community Spread
Close contact and exposure are defined as at least 15 minutes, less than six feet apart. There are no community exposure sites identified. The investigations are underway, all close contacts will be quarantined and actively monitored twice daily for fever and respiratory symptoms by public health officials.
Three cases from Scotts Bluff County have been deemed recovered bringing the total recoveries to 155.
March 2-June 23, 2020
Total Tests Conducted: 4,982
Positive: 252
Cumulative Positivity Rate: 5%
Recovered: 155
Active Cases: 94
Active Hospitalizations: 6
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations: 29
Deaths: 3
• Banner County: 1 case (recovered)
• Box Butte County: 3 cases (recovered)
• Cheyenne County: 19 cases (8 active, 11 recovered)
• Dawes County: 2 cases (1 active, 1 recovered)
• Garden County: 4 cases (recovered)
• Kimball County: 10 cases (recovered)
• Morrill County: 14 cases (4 active, 10 recovered)
• Scotts Bluff County: 196 cases (78 active, 115 recovered, 3 deaths)
• Sioux County: 3 cases (3 active)
Panhandle Public Health District, Region 21, 22, and 23 Emergency Management, and Scotts Bluff County Health Department are working as a unified command on this evolving situation. Essential updates will be regularly communicated to the public and community partners.
For the most up to date information from the CDC, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
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