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DCHD: Preliminary testing shows 13 new coronavirus cases in county

Posted at 5:48 PM, Apr 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-02 18:48:46-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - The Douglas County Health Department says preliminary testing reveals 13 new coronavirus cases in the county.

The cases include seven men and six women. They are three men and a woman in their 20s and 30s, a woman in her 50s, four men and women in their 60s and two men and two women over 70.

One case resulted from travel while seven cases are from direct contact, two cases resulted from community spread and three cases remain under investigation.

The county urges people to social distance and stay at home as much as possible.

DCHD’s information line is still open at (402) 444-3400 to anyone with general questions about COVID-19. The number is answered daily from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Nebraska DHHS has a COVID-19 information line open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily at (402) 552-6645. Any calls outside those hours are handled by the United Way’s 2-1-1 Resource Hotline.

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