Bryan Health staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Bryan Health officials on Thursday announced additional positive COVID-19 test results.

Bryan Health officials on Thursday announced additional positive COVID-19 test results – including one staff member.

As of Thursday morning, 128 tests had been conducted at Bryan Medical Center with two coming back positive.

Bryan’s drive-thru clinic also reported an additional positive test, bringing its total to four positives out of 408 total tests.

John Woodrich, executive vice president of Bryan Health, said the staff member who tested positive was in a non-clinical area is is self-isolating at home.

Woodrich reiterated that positive cases of local residents will be announced by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, and that some of the positive tests may be from non-residents. Those cases would be reported by the health department in the county the patient lives in.

Woodrich said there has been one individual from outside of Lancaster County, and no COVID-19 positive patients are currently in Bryan facilities. He said samples will be sent to an additional third-party lab in an effort to get results back more quickly.