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Watching Coronavirus Infection Spikes

Watching Coronavirus Infection Spikes

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


The State of Nebraska now has passed the twenty thousand mark in total coronavirus infections as all counties have now moved into the phase three stage of reopening.
Governor Pete Ricketts says they are watching the infection spikes in other states…

Ricketts says they keep reminding people of the basics of containing the virus….

Ricketts says they are continuing an aggressive follow up plan….

The state has also recorded over two hundred eighty deaths tied to COVID-19.

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