Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Before contracting COVID-19, 55-year old Kimball resident John Aguiniga was the picture of health and vitality.

"I was never sick and had never spent a day in the hospital," he said. "I thought I was invincible."

What began as a headache and slight fever while John and his wife Jennifer were house hunting in northern Colorado and planning for their upcoming move, soon escalated to flu-like symptoms. He tested negative for influenza at the Kimball Health Services clinic on March 23, but was not tested for COVID-19 since his symptoms at the time didn't fit into the rapidly changing national r...