OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Another employee in Nebraska's prison system has tested positive for COVID-19, as health officials in eastern Nebraska announced a second child in the Omaha area has been diagnosed with a rare and serious inflammatory condition that's linked to the new coronavirus.
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said late Monday that the latest prison staffer to be infected works at the Omaha Correctional Center and is self-isolating at home. The latest case brings the number of prison employee infected statewide to 20.
Meanwhile, the Douglas County Health Department announced Tuesday that a teenage boy was briefly hospitalized in late May with the inflammatory condition and tested positive for COVID-19. Health officials said the boy had a brief history of a fever, sore throat and fatigue before he was hospitalized. It's the third case of the condition in children recorded in the state.
The new cases came as Nebraska saw four more COVID-19 deaths recorded Monday, bringing the state's total to 220. The state's online coronavirus tracker also showed 126 new cases on Monday, to take the state's total to 16,851.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the highly contagious virus can cause severe symptoms and be fatal.