COVID-19 alarm reaches new high

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Memorial Hospital suspends elective surgeries; county passes mask resolution

Elective surgeries suspended again as COVID-19 hospital case numbers rise.
Elective surgeries suspended again as COVID-19 hospital case numbers rise.

State and local officials sounded a more heightened pandemic alarm this week, urging residents to be more vigilant in their efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Pete Ricketts held a press conference at the State Capitol Monday to provide an update on the state’s work to slow spread of COVID-19 and protect hospitals, reminding Nebraskans that the state will move to the most restricti…