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North Central District Health Department, on Friday, was made aware of an additional positive case in Pierce County. The individual contracted the illness through direct contact with a confirmed case.

This brings the number of cases in Pierce County to five and 26 total cases in the NCDHD region.

Additional testing for Test Nebraska will take place in the area this week.

One of the first testing events will be Tuesday, June 2, in Valentine. On Friday, June 5, testing will take place in O'Neill.

To sign up for the Test Nebraska event, visit the Test Nebraska website at http://www.testnebraska.com.

The questionnaire is available in English or Spanish.

Click the start now button at the top to begin and complete the questions to the best of your knowledge. Based on answers given, it will be determined if individuals qualify for testing.

Those who do quality will need to schedule a test. Directions to the clinic site will be available based on the clinic selected. Save or print the QR code generated after scheduling testing and bring this to the clinic.

Additional testing events will take place in the NCDHD region throughout June.

Case county update and recoveries through May 29 include:

Antelope: 8 cases, 6 recoveries

Boyd: 0

Brown: 0

Cherry: 1 case, 1 recovery

Holt: 1 case, 1 recovery

Keya Paha: 0

Knox: 11 cases, 9 recoveries

Pierce: 5 cases, 1 recovery

Rock: 0