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by carsoncityjournal | Jul 2, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Corona Virus

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting eight new positive cases and twelve additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 354, with 255 recoveries and seven deaths, 92 cases remain active.

The new cases are:

• A male Carson City resident in his 50’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 50’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 30’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 20’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 20’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 40’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 60’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 40’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/.

For those who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have questions, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 283-4789.

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