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Nebraska Medicine/OPS joint study reveals higher than expected COVID-19 infections in staff & students
E.W. Scripps
and last updated 2021-04-20 11:43:39-04
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) â A recent study conducted within the Omaha Public School (OPS) district by Nebraska Medicine/UNMC scientists revealed COVID-19 infection rates were two-and-a-half times higher for staff and nearly six times higher for students than what was routinely observed.
The study also found almost 10 times the cases per population than what was originally observed through community testing in the surrounding county.
The OPS PROTECTS program detected COVID-19 infections within the district that wouldnât have been detected otherwise.