March 14, 2020
6:15 am
Thank you for your patience as we waited for more information. I had a phone conversation with Gina Uhing from Elkhorn-Logan Valley Health Department and Dr. Bryan Buss, Epidemiologist with the State of Nebraska at 5:30 pm on March 13. Both confirmed that those present at the Girls State Basketball Tournament game from the communities of Bancroft-Rosalie and Lyons-Decatur have zero percent exposure to Covid 19.
Following the recommendation from our Health Department, it has been decided to resume regular classes on Monday. It is still important to remain cautious and follow the recommended safety precautions provided by the Health Department and other state agencies. The custodians have done an excellent job preparing the school for students to return.
Just like in any other situation it is a parent’s decision if you choose to keep your student at home. Please notify the school if your student will not be in attendance
This emergency situation is ever-changing, so continue to watch for updated information.
Crofton Public Schools will resume regular classes on Tuesday March 17. The school closure and home quarantine measures for youth and staff of Hartington Cedar Catholic, Hartington-Newcastle and Wynot schools continue to be in effect until further notice. These decisions are based on identified risk factors which are different for each specific community.
Below is the March 13 Press Release from North Central District Health Department
“Knox County Update” Public Service Announcement
The North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has received further information on COVID-19 testing conducted on Knox county residents. The following is a Knox county case count update:
• Total number of Knox county residents tested for COVID-19: 6
• Total number of presumptive positive COVID-19 cases: 1
• Total number of cases undergoing further testing at the Nebraska Public
Health Lab: 0
• Total number of cases that tested negative: 5
The presumptive positive case remains hospitalized at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s (UNMC) Biocontainment Unit. This individual’s first lab specimen was collected at Avera Sacred Heart in Yankton, SD. The individual remains presumptive positive.
NCDHD has taken appropriate actions in Knox county to slow the spread of COVID-19. Anyone who has been identified to have close contact with the presumptive positive case during the onset of their symptoms has been notified and needs to remain in quarantine through the end of day on March 19th. NCDHD continues to follow plans to respond to COVID-19. If there are positive lab results in NCDHD’s nine counties, NCDHD will continue to initiate public health controls to stop the spread of disease.
