Grand Island struggles with virus

As of Tuesday, there are 933 cases in Hall County.

More than 1.5% of the county has tested positive for COVID-19.

CONTINUE TO RISEACROSS OUR STATE.THE HARDEST HIT --HALL COUNTY -- IT'SHOME TO THE CITY OFGRAND ISLAND.THAT'S WHERE 3NEWS NOWINVESTIGATIVEREPORTER JEFF VANSANT TO SEE HOWPEOPLE ARE DEALINGWITH THE PANDEMIC..NAT GRAND ISLAND --A CITY IN THECROSSHAIRS OFCOVID-19..NAT 19:13:16 ITSUSUALLY BUSY..YOU CANT FINDPARKING..LOTS OF PEOPLEABOUT..NOW YOU DONT HAVETROUBLE FINDINGPARKING..DOWNTOWN ISQUIET..VERY QUIET..IT'S THE LARGESTCITY IN HALL COUNTYA COUNTY NOW WITHOVER 930 CASES OFTHE VIRUS.19:12:32 ITS HARD TOSEE YOURCOMMUNITY HURT..WITH NUMBERS THATGET YOU NATIONALATTENTION..FOR ALL HE WRONGREASONS..NAT 20:41:30 I THINKITS TERRIBLE WEHAVE TO GO THRU ALLOF THIS..TERRY AND ALMARAWLINGS RUNLATINO CHECKCASHING..THE VIRUS..IS SO COMMON..ITS HARD TO AVOIDTHOSE WITH IT..THEY KNOW AT LEAST20 PEOPLE WHO HAVEBEEN INFECTED..INCLUDING THEIR SONAND CUSTOMERS..20:45:11 WE KNOWFOR A FACT THAT WEHAD A GALE IN HERETHIS MORNING WHOHAS COVID ..SHE CAME INTO THESTORE..I WAS LIKE..WHAT ARE YOU HERE?THE LARGESTEMPLOYER IN TOWN..JBS BEEF PLANT..WITH OVER 3600WORKERS..MORE THAN 230CASES OF THE VIRUSHAVE BEEN FOUND INTHIS ONE FACILITY..18:11:50 WE HAVE SOMANY WORKERS INCRITICALINFRASTRUCTUREJOBS..ROGER STEEL ISMAYOR OF GRANDISLAND..18:12:11 WHEN YOUPUT THAT MANYPEOPLE TOGETHER..IN DIFFERENT SHIFTS..PUT THAT MANYPEOPLE TOGETHER..ITS PREDICTABLETHAT YOU COULDHAVE..A SPREAD OF COVID-19 19:13:31 ITS SAD..ITS SAD TO SEE YOURCOMMUNITYTHAT YOU COULDHAVE..ITS SAD TO SEE YOURCOMMUNITYEFFECTED THIS WAY..AUDREY LUTZ ISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF MULTICULTURALCOALITION..AN ORGANIZATIONHELPING MINORITIESAND IMMIGRANTSTHRU THIS PANDEMIC..19:11:48 THERE HASBEEN A LOT OF FEAR..BECAUSE THENUMBERS ARE SOHIGH..AND CONCENTRATED..SO I THINK FEAR ISTHE RIGHT WORD FORTHEM..THE CITY ISN'T ONFULL-LOCK DOWNRESTAURANTS ARESTILL DOING TAKE-OUT..SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND ISOLATION ISENCOURAGED..AS THIS VIRUSCONTINUES TORAVAGE THRUPOPULATIONS THEHUMAN ANDECONOMIC TOLL ISSTILL NOT YETKNOWN..GRAND ISLAND LIKESO MANY OTHERCITIES..FACE A ROUGH ROADAHEAD..JEFF VAN SANT, 3NEWS NOW..