2020 Media Releases

Date:

June 3, 2020

Media Contact:

Patricia Lopez, RN, MSN, Interim Health Director, 402-441-8093

Tim Timmons, RN, Communicable Disease Supervisor, 402-441-8056

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Lancaster County COVID-19 Update

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 18 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln today, bringing the community total to 1,263. The number of deaths in the community remains at nine.

Recoveries: unchanged - 195

Overall positivity rate:

• Lancaster County - unchanged at 7.5 percent
• State - down from 13.5 percent Tuesday to 13.4 percent today
• National - unchanged at 13.1 percent

Hospitalizations: unchanged at 34 - 25 Lancaster County residents (five on ventilators), and nine from outside the County (three on ventilators).

Clusters:

• Smithfield, Crete - unchanged at 328
• Smithfield, Lincoln - unchanged at 28
• Smart Chicken, Waverly - unchanged at 28
• Universal Cold Storage, Lincoln - up from 33 Tuesday to 38 today

Symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, repeated shaking with chills, repeated muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.

If you have symptoms, please get tested. Begin the process with a free online risk assessment available at BryanHealth.com and CHIHealth.com. Testing is by appointment only. Bryan Health offers drive-through testing at LifePointe, 7501 S. 27th Street. CHI Health St. Elizabeth offers drive-through testing site at North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd Street.

Test Nebraska is conducting tests at the Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N. 84th Street. Begin the process with a free online risk assessment at TestNebraska.com. The schedule will be announced every week.

COVID-19 Risk Dial: Orange - high risk of spreading virus

Recommendations:

• Stay home if possible.
• Stay at least six feet away from others.
• Wear face coverings.
• Wash hands frequently.
• Those at risk of complications from COVID-19 should continue to stay away from others.

More information: COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov and Health Department hotline - 402-441-8006