North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 142 new cases in the district since the last reporting on 12/10: 15-Antelope; 13-Boyd; 10-Brown; 18-Cherry; 18-Holt; 4-Keya Paha; 44-Knox; 14-Pierce; 6-Rock.
NCDHD regrets to report a COVID-19 death of a Pierce resident in his 60s.
NCDHD extends its sincerest condolences to the family.
Governor Ricketts laid out the threshold for Directed Health Measure (DHM) changes which are tied to the percentage of staffed hospital beds in Nebraska filled by coronavirus patients. On December 12, 2020 at 12:01am, Nebraska moved from the orange level, which is 20-24.99% coronavirus hospitalization rate, to the yellow level, which is 15-19.99%. As a result of the lower threshold, the DHMs relaxed in the below manner:
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STAFFORD â Town Hall and the Stafford Library are now closed to the public because of a rise in novel coronavirus cases, First Selectwoman Mary Mitta announced.
Staff will still be working inside the buildings and are âjust a phone call away to ensure continued service to residents,â Mitta said.
In addition to assistance by phone and email, there also is a drop box outside of the Town Clerkâs office for documents including tax payments, permits, and applications. Mitta said the box would be checked several times Monday through Thursday.
BUILDINGS
WHY: Increased COVID-19 cases
STILL AVAILABLE: Various services via telephone, email, and curbside visits
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Nebraska Decreasing from Orange to Yellow Directed Health Measures Threshold
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Governor Ricketts laid out the threshold for change in the Directed Health Measures (DHMs) which are tied to the percentage of staffed hospital beds in Nebraska filled by coronavirus patients. On December 12, 2020 at 12:01am, Nebraska moved from the orange level, which is 20-24.99% coronavirus hospitalization rate, to the yellow level, which is 15-19.99%.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, protecting Nebraska’s hospitals has been the ‘north star’ guiding our strategic response to the coronavirus,” said Gov. Ricketts. “Coronavirus hospitalizations have decreased from where they were three weeks ago. As a result, we’re updating the State’s DHMs in keeping with our pandemic plan. The virus is still present in our communities, and we all need to continue using the tools we have to slow its spread. I especially urge Nebraskans to be mindful of at-risk