FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-141)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

September 8, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that two staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). One staff member is attending training at the agency’s Staff Training Academy (STA). The second staff member is employed at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW). Both individuals are self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who live and work in those locations as to the respective positive cases. In addition, anyone who may have had close contact with the affected 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 70. Sixty-one of those individuals have recovered from COVID-19.  

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