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Nebraska Covid Total Exceeds 19,000; Five Cornhuskers Test Positive

There are now more than 19-thousand COVID-19 cases in Nebraska.  As of yesterday, there were 19-thousand-42 COVID-19 cases and 269 deaths reported across the state since the pandemic started.  Douglas County has seen seven-thousand-19 cases.  There have been 741 coronavirus cases in Pottawattamie County during the pandemic, and 17-hundred in Lancaster County. The pandemic is also  impacting the University of Nebraska athletics department.  School officials say five members of the Cornhuskers football team have tested positive for the coronavirus.  In addition, a football team staff member and two other student athletes have also tested positive for the virus. 

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