Nebraska health officials say five additional coronavirus cases were reported Friday evening. There have now been 38 confirmed cases statewide.
Three of the five new cases are in Douglas County. Two are men in their 40's and one is a woman in her 30's. All three of them had recently returned from areas in the Southeastern U.S. where COVID-19 is circulating.
Another one of the new cases is a woman in her 40's from Buffalo County who recently traveled and is currently self-isolating at home.
The fifth new case is a man in his 40's from Lancaster County who recently traveled to Colorado. He is self-isolating at home.
Anyone who had close contact with them will self-quarantine and be actively monitored twice daily by public health officials for fever and respiratory symptoms.