OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — One of today’s 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nebraska is a Douglas County deputy attorney.
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While we don’t know the identity of the man, we do know he contracted the virus while at training out of town.
“He came back from out of town was in the office all last week and got a phone call from the people he was training with saying somebody he was in close contact with had tested positive,” said Don Kleine.
The Douglas County employee had been in the office for several days and County Attorney Don Kleine says the man could have interacted with upwards of 30 people a day in his office.