OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) announced 16 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, urging residents to take social distancing seriously and to plan on staying home as much as possible.
"Social distancing is your best defense against COVID-19,” Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour said. “This is the proven public health method to stop the spread of this contagious disease.”
Tuesday, the health department received preliminary results on the 16 new cases, which includes three women and a man in their 20s and 30s, a woman and two men in their 50s, a woman and three men in their 60s, two men and two women over 70 and an additional case under investigation.
DCHD’s information line is open at (402) 444-3400 for anyone with general questions about COVID-19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nebraska DHHS has a hotline open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at (402)-552-6645. Any calls outside those hours are handled by the United Way's 2-1-1 hotline.