Carson City Health and Human Services

Quad-County Emergency Operations Center in Carson City is reporting Tuesday night that there are 2 new positive cases and 6 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 63, with 24 recoveries, 39 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
— A male Lyon County resident in his 50’s
— A female Douglas County resident in her 40’s

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.

Carson City
-28 Total
-15 Active
-13 Recovered

Douglas County
-16 Total
-10 Active
-6 Recovered

Lyon County
-19 Total
-14 Active
-5 Recovered

Storey County
-0 Cases

TOTAL
-63 Total Cases
-39 Active
-24 Recovered

There are three Quad-County residents currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

Statewide numbers can be found at the Nevada Health Response website https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov

We are seeing COVID-19 spread through our communities. Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. Help flatten the curve; keep the number of cases low by staying home and practicing social distancing.

The Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline is staffed 7 days a week 8 am to 5 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 283-4789.

Stay informed. The COVID-19 situation is changing frequently.

For updates and more information on COVID-19 visit https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/