New COVID-19 Cases Include Nemaha County, Two in Lincoln County

March 20, 2020, 10:32 a.m. ·

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Gov. Pete Ricketts at a coronavirus update news conference on March 18, 2020. (Fred Knapp, NET News)

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Four more cases of COVID-19 have been identified in three counties, bring the Nebraska total to 32, a state agency said.

One involves a Nemaha County man in his 60s who had recently traveled to Colorado, the state Health and Human Services Department said Thursday. He’s in isolation at home.

Another case is of a Sarpy County man who has underlying health issues. He’s being treated in a hospital.

The two other people live in western Nebraska’s Lincoln County. One is a woman in her 40s who recently traveled to Colorado. She’s in isolation at home.

The other person is a 20-something man who was in close contact with a person who already has tested positive. The person in the new case also is in isolation at home.

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