Grand Island's rate of COVID-19 cases is higher than Michigan's, close to Louisiana's By Henry J. Cordes and Erin Duffy Lee BHM News Service Apr 17, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Updated Apr 29, 2020 0 1 of 3 A school sign in Grand Island reminds people to wash their hands. Kenneth Ferriera, Lee BHM News Service Hall County, where Grand Island is, has so far confirmed a state-leading 339 coronavirus cases, a number that is essentially doubling every four days. Kenneth Ferriera, Lee BHM News Service Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nebraska, per 10,000 people. MATT HANEY/THE WORLD-HERALD Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Henry J. Cordes and Erin Duffy Lee BHM News Service kAm%96 vC2?5 xD=2?5 2C62 — 3J 72C }63C2D<2’D 3:886DE 4@C@?2G:CFD 9@E DA@E — ?@H 92D C2E6D @7 :==?6DD 4@>A2C23=6 E@ D@>6 @7 E96 92C56DE\9:E DE2E6D :? 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Ricketts urges Nebraskans to stay home for 21 days to 'really knock this virus down' The state, he said, has seen good cooperation with its social distancing and hygiene directives. But we can't let up, the Gov. Pete Ricketts s…
Ricketts says voluntary measures are working to slow virus despite Grand Island hot spot The governor pointed to the numbers of hospitalized patients in hard-hit cities as evidence that asking Nebraskans to "do the right thing" had…
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