NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-The first confirmed travel-related case of COVID-19 coronavirus in Lincoln County is an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Late Tuesday night, we learned that Lincoln County had its first confirmed case of the disease. At a news conference Wednesday morning, health officials gave few details of the case, which was still in the investigative stage. Health officials did say the man was in his 50's and had been on a cruise and had traveled in California.
We now know that the man is an employee of Bailey Yard in North Platte.
Raquel Espinoza, director of corporate communications and media relations for the railroad said in an email, "Despite implementing numerous measures to prevent COVID-19 infections, one employee at Bailey Yard tested positive for the virus."
Health officials have not issued any advisories for other Union Pacific employees at the time this story was published.
The man has been in self-isolation since self-reporting to the West Central District Health Department on March 14.
Sources tell us several other Union Pacific employees and their family members have been tested. The results of those tests have not been reported to the media by West Central District Health Department.
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