OMAHA- After several staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, the Sarpy County Election Commissioner's Office has closed to the public in and effort to stop the spread. The Commissioner herself, Michelle Andahl, was among those who tested positive.
“I’d like to offer a very big thank you to everyone in Sarpy County who worked together to make this election a success, from the poll workers and Election Commission employees to the volunteers and every Sarpy County voter,” Andahl said in a press release.
The county counted nearly all of the ballots cast by late on election night, however over 1,000 provisional ballots are still being processed by the county, with expect updates to election totals coming sometime Friday.
On Tuesday following the casting of his ballot in the general election, former Mayor Hal Daub said he was feeling ‘lousy’ and stopped on his way home to be tested, which ultimately came back positive for COVID-19. He says he has a slight cough, no taste, and has been sapped of his strength.
Nebraska’s numbers have been rising with a sixth straight record week of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state.