15 new COVID-19 cases in Carson, Douglas and Lyon on Tuesday

Carson City Health and Human Services reported 15 new cases and seven additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region on Tuesday.

This brings the total number of cases to 733, with 574 recoveries and twelve deaths, 147 cases remain active.

The new cases are:

• An adult female Douglas County resident in her teens with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 30’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Douglas County resident in her 30’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 20’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 80’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 20’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 50’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 20’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 20’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Douglas County resident in her 50’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 30’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 60’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Douglas County resident under the age of 18 with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Douglas County resident in her 60’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 50’s with no connection to a previously reported case.

Carson City Health and Human Services is working to identify close risk contacts to prevent further spread of the disease. Due to medical privacy requirements and to protect their identity, no further information about the cases will be released.

Gender and age break down of the cases by county as well as the cases by zip code is available at https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/. Statewide numbers can be found at the Nevada Health Response website (nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/).

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents

There is one drive-thru COVID-19 testing event for Quad-County residents this week. Testing is free of charge; first come, first served, no appointments or reservations.

• August 7, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • New Yerington City Hall (14 Joe Parr Way, Yerington)

For those who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have questions, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 283-4789.