Southeast Nebraska reached two bleak milestones this week in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. According to Public Health Solutions, this week Gage County surpassed the 1,000 total case mark, while there are now more than 3,000 total cases in the organization’s five-county district. There have now been 1,076 cases in Gage, 270 in Jefferson, 1,299 in Saline, 272 in Fillmore and 195 in Thayer counties, for a total of 3,112. In just the last week there were 197 new cases in Gage, 78 in Jefferson, 138 in Saline, 63 in Fillmore and 73 in Thayer counties, amounting to 549 new confirmed cases in the district. Earlier this week the Beatrice Board of Health enacted a mask mandate for the city, requiring masks to be worn in all indoor public places.

Source: Daily Sun November 20, 2020 15:00 UTC