​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Updated: June 16, 2021

News Releases

• 6/16/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update​
  
• 6/15/2021 - DHHS Chief Medical Officer Gary Anthone Takes Part in Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's Facebook Live Event​
  
• 6/9/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update
• 6/3/2021 - Supplemental SNAP Funds to be Issued June 8​
  
• 6/2/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update​
  
• 5/26/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update​
  
• 5/25/2021 - State Dashboards Reflect Updates​
  
• 5/25/2021 - ​Test Nebraska Sites and Laboratory Closed for Memorial Day​
  
• 5/24/2021 - CEO Dannette R Smith, CMO Dr. Gary Anthone Give Update at Winnebago Tribe Monthly COVID-19 Meeting​
  
• 5/19/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update​
  
• 5/18/2021 - Gov. Ricketts Joins Education and Health Leaders to Encourage High School Students to Get Vaccinated​
  
• 5/13/2021 - Nebraska Identifies B.1.617 Variant of COVID-19
• 5/12/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update​
  
• 5/10/2021 - Nebraska COVID-19 Vaccine Update
• 5/7/2021 - Supplemental SNAP Funds to be Issued May 11​
  
• 5/5/2021 - DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update
• 5/5/2021 - Death of Fully Vaccinated Individual Confirmed​
  
• 5/3/2021 - Nebraska COVID-19 Vaccine Update​
  

Nebraska's Response

• Sharing the latest guidance and information with local health departments, hospitals, health care providers, first responders and local and state labs through our extensive Health Alert Network to ensure a well-coordinated response in Nebraska.
• Engaging in active and ongoing communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other state and federal partners as part of the overall national response to this emerging public health threat.
• Reviewing and enhancing response plans to be ready for the detection of this virus in our state.
• Facilitating confirmatory testing, isolation and monitoring of Nebraskans experiencing symptoms to identify cases as soon as possible.
• Updating dhhs.ne.gov with the latest information and resources.
• With our local health department partners, we have a system in place to track and monitor people who have contact with a confirmed case in an effort to immediately detect secondary cases and minimize the potential for ongoing, undetected, person-to-person transmission.

DHHS, local health departments, hospitals, first responders and other local, state and federal agencies have been partners in preparedness for more than 15 years. Preparedness planning and response never stops and continues to be a priority. Our goal is to protect Nebraskans and prevent the spread of disease.  ​

Read a letter from the DHHS CEO about the agency response.