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All schools in Fremont, including Midland University, Fremont Public Schools, Archbishop Bergan Catholic Schools and Trinity Lutheran School, will be closed next week, a preventative measure taken to control the possible spread of COVID-19.

The schools made the announcement Saturday afternoon, shortly after the Archbishop Bergan girls basketball team completed play in the girls state tournament in Lincoln.

While closed, students of the schools will not compete in extracurricular activities.

"This is a prudent and preventative measure," Dr. Tom Safranek, the state epidemiologist, said in a news release.

The move to close schools comes a day after a 36-year-old Omaha woman tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case involving a Nebraskan.

State health officials said Saturday afternoon that the woman participated in a Special Olympics basketball event at the Fremont Family YMCA on Feb. 29. About 500 people took part in that event.

The Fremont YMCA closed Saturday and will remain closed Sunday to allow the facility to be cleaned. It is to reopen Monday.