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 www.testnebraska.com....