FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-252)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5713 | laura.strimple@nebraska.gov

December 12, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that 11 staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Ten of the staff members are employed at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). One staff member works at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). All of the staff members are self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who live and work in those locations as to the positive cases.  In addition, anyone who may have had close contact with the staff members will be directed to self-quarantine until cleared by a medical provider.

This brings the total number of NDCS staff members diagnosed with COVID-19 to 402. Two hundred and eighty-six of those individuals have recovered from COVID-19.  

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