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NOW THERE IS MORE FALLOUT. BOTH OF THE NEW PATIENTS ARE IN SELF-QUARANTINE TONIGHT. HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM THEY ARE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE STATE’S FIRST CASE, A 36-YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO IS I BIO-CONTAINMENT AT UNMC TONIGHT. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE TWO CASES HAD LIMITED EXPOSURE TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THAT WOMAN WENT TO A SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT AT THE FREMONT YMCA ON FEBRUARY 29TH. AND THE VFW HALL AT 89TH AND MILITARY. NEW TONIGHT - PLATTSMOUTH SCHOOLS SAYS ONE OF ITS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT - AND H CONTACT WITH STUDENTS AND STAF SO NOW, PLATTSMOUTH SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED THIS WEEK. AS ARE FREMONT SCHOOLS - AND MANY ARE IN SELF-QUARANTINE. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S SARAH FILI I LIVE AT UNMC WITH THIS UPDATE. SARAH: UNMC SAYS THAT WOMAN AN ONE OTHER ARE STILL IN BIOCONTAINMENT TONIGHT. THE WOMAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE FREMONT MAYOR SAYS THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID 19 IN THE CITY NOW. ' ’CLOSED’ SIGNS HANG ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE FREMONT FAMILY YMCA -- AS STAFF DEEP CLEAN THE FACILITY. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A 3 YEAR-OLD WOMAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AFTER PLAYING IN A SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT AT TH "Y". >> THE ISSUE IS, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, WE HAD A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GOING ON THAT SATURDAY, A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT GOING ON THAT SATURDAY. SARAH: FREMONT MAYOR SCOTT GETZSCHMAN SAYS THE FACILITY WAS PACKED ON FEBRUARY 29T >> MAY HAVE HAD CLOSE TO 1500 WE PEOPL SARAH: MIDLAND UNIVERSITY STUDENT FLETCH FANGMAN WAS O OF THEM. >> I’M NOT SUPER WORRIED ABOUT IT I KNOW EVERYONE IS JUST SAYING WASH YOUR HANDS, SANITIZER. AND I’VE BEEN DOING THAT, SO I’M NOT SUPER WORRIED. SARAH: MIDLAND UNIVERSITY CANCELLED CLASSES LEADING INTO SPRING BREAK OUT OF CAUTION. SO DID FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND SOME PRIVATE SCHOOLS. ONE MOM SAYS IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL. >> THERE WAS ONLY THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL THIS WEEK SO I THINK ITS PRETTY EASY FOR THEM TO SAY LETS JUST CLOSE AND BE SAFE, I KNOW LOT OF OUR KIDS WERE AT THE GAME. SO WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. >> THE MAYOR ALSO CLOSED THE CITY LIBRARY, AND SENIOR CENTER. >> ARE WE WORRIED? YES CAUTIOUSLY. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT AND THAT’S TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION NECESSARY. >> FAMILIES ARE DOING THE SAME -- AND SAY IT’S ABOUT FACTS OVER FEAR >> I FAMILY IS LIVING PRETTY MUCH OUR DAILY LIVES BUT WE’RE JUST BEING CAUTIONS JUST AS WE WOULD ANY COLD OR FLU SEASON SARAH: WE ALSO KNOW THAT RICHMONT SENIOR LIVING CENTER IN BELLEVUE IS UNDER QUARANTINE AFTER SOME RESIDENTS THERE ATTENDED THE GAMES IN FREMONT. DOCTORS STRESS THAT IF YOU H