NDCS staff members test positive for COVID-19
NDCS staff members test positive for COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-57)
CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff
OFFICE 402-479-5713 | laura.strimple@nebraska.gov
NDCS staff members test positive for COVID-19
May 8, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that two staff members at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Both staff members are employed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). They are self-isolating at home.
Notification will be provided to the facility regarding the two new test-positive cases. In addition, anyone who may have had close contact with those employees will be directed to self-quarantine until they are cleared by a medical provider.
No inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, seven employees with NDCS have tested positive for COVID-19.
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