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Carson City, Quad County COVID-19 Tuesday health briefing: 11 new cases, 8 recoveries | Carson City Nevada News

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 that there are 11 new cases and eight additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad county region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,254, with 1,120 recoveries and sixteen deaths, 118 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
• A male Carson City resident in his 60’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 female Douglas County resident in her 80’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 40’s with no 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 Lyon County resident in his 40’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 30’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 40’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 20’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 20’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• An adult female Lyon County resident in her teens with a 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.

Carson City
-529 Total Cases (+3 from 9/21)
-31 Active (-2 from 9/21)
-482 Recovered (+5 from 9/21)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 9/21)

Douglas County
-296 Total (+2 from 9/21)
-29 Active (+2 from 9/21)
-266 Recovered (+0 from 9/21)
-1 Death (+0 from 9/21)

Lyon County
-420 Total (+6 from 9/21)
– 50 Active (+3 from 9/21)
-363 Recovered (+3 from 9/21)
– 7 Deaths (+0 from 9/21)

Storey County
-9 Total (+0 from 9/21)
-0 Active (+0 from 9/21)
-9 Recoveries (+0 from 9/21)

TOTAL
-1254 Total Cases (+11 from 9/21)
-118 Active Cases (+3 from 9/21)
-1120 Recovered (+8 from 9/21)
-16 Deaths (+0 from 9/21)

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: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents
There are two drive-thru COVID-19 testing events for Quad-County residents this week. Testing is free of charge; first come, first served, no appointments or reservations. These events are testing only, flu vaccine will not be available.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
— East Fork Fire Station 12 (3620 N Sunridge Dr, Carson City)

Friday, Sept. 25, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
— Lockwood Senior Center (800 Peri Ranch Rd, Lockwood)

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.



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