NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-After a week and a half of in-person classes, North Platte Public Schools officials have released the first numbers on COVID-19.
According to District spokesperson Tina Smith, the District has three students and three adults who have tested positive for COVID-19. Smith says these people are actively isolating at home.
Smith says the total number of cases being monitored by NPPS, which includes any reported case of direct contact, a case under investigation, in quarantine, or have tested positive, is 56 (45 students and 11 adults).
At this time, NPPS is not in jeopardy of closing any classroom or school, according to Smith.
District officials say they will continue to work with the West Central District Health Department to monitor all cases that are brought to our attention.