COVID-19 case update for Lake Tahoe area counties

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County health officials said another 14 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday. Of the new cases, 11 are from the Lake Tahoe region and three are from the Greater Placerville region, ten are aged 18-49, three are aged 50-64 and one is aged 65 or older.

92 tests were administered since yesterday, 78 tests came back negative and there were 13 assumed recoveries. At this time there are 178 assumed active cases.

The State's reporting system, CalREDIE, continues to experience delays impacting each county's data (for instance, because we are not getting all the negative results, El Dorado County's positivity rate is showing above the State's eight percent threshold for going on the watch/monitoring list). As a result of these delays, the State has paused putting any additional Counties on the list.

One additional person has been admitted to the ICU and one person is in the hospital. There is also one suspected case of COVID-19 in the ICU.

At this time the positivity rate shows as 9.9 percent, but that figure is inaccurate do to the state's data issues.

To date, one person has died from the virus, a South Lake Tahoe man.

The interactive dashboard for COVID-19 shows all current data in both Spanish and English. The dashboard shows cases by episode date, not by the date El Dorado County Public Health was notified about the new case. Episode date is the earliest of the following dates which serves as the best approximation of the date of infection:
- symptom onset date
- diagnosis date
- specimen collection date
- date received
- date of death

The rate of new cases in El Dorado County is the number of cases received in the state’s electronic lab reporting system (CalREDIE) over a 14-day period. The 14-day case rate being used to make the determination for whether or not a county is on the monitoring list is being calculated using episode date.

The 7-day positivity rate for El Dorado County is 9.9 percent, and the 14-day rate of new cases is 110. The Lake Tahoe and El Dorado Hills regions are High (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 100 or greater). Much of the balance of the county is Moderate (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 26-99).

The new dashboard also shows a graph of all cases, to date, or the estimated date a person become infected.

County-wide there have been 716 cases with 351 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 17, 7 in last 14 days, 52 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)
El Dorado Hills - 157, 43 in the last 14 days, 101 per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)
Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 25, 2 in the last 14 days, 21 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)
North County - 14, 6 in the last 14 days, 41 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)
Greater Placerville - 74, 20 in the last 14 days, 55 per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)
Cameron Park, Shingle Springs - 73, 27 in the last 14 days, 76 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95672, 95682)
South County - 5, 1 in the last 14 days, 10 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95684, 95656, 95629, 95666, 95636)
Lake Tahoe region - 351, 104 in the last 14 days, 344 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 96150, 96142, 95735, 95721, 96151, 96152, 96154, 96155, 96156, 96157, 96158, 95646)

Quad-Counties - Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Lyon

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. The individual was a female Lyon County resident in her 80’s with underlying conditions. There are also six new cases and fifteen additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 746, with 615 recoveries, and fourteen deaths, 117 cases remain active.

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

Carson City
-330 Total Cases (+2 from 8/5)
-41 Active (-4 from 8/5)
-281 Recovered (+6 from 8/5)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 8/5)

Douglas County - 30 (+0) are in the 89448 and 89449 part of Lake Tahoe
-194 Total (+3 from 8/5)
-38 Active (-4 from 8/5)
-156 Recovered (+7 from 8/5)

Lyon County
-218 Total (+1 from 8/5)
-38 Active (-2 from 8/5)
-174 Recovered (+2 from 8/5)
- 6 Deaths (+1 from 8/5)

Storey County
-4 Total (+0 from 8/5)
-0 Active (+0 from 8/5)
-4 Recoveries (+0 from 8/5)

TOTAL
-746 Total Cases (+6 from 8/5)
-117 Active (-10 from 8/5)
-615 Recovered (+15 from 8/5)
-14 Deaths (+1 from 8/5)

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.
o 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.

Washoe County

The Regional Information Center is reporting 123 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in Washoe County since yesterday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 5,627 (+123 from 8/5)
Deaths: 118 (+2)
Estimated recoveries: 4,348 (+80)
Active cases: 1,161 (+41)
Currently hospitalized: 88 (+1)
Cases who have discharged from hospital: 405 (+1)

67 (+0) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village with 9 (+0) active ones, and no active and two recovered cases in Crystal Bay.

Placer County

There have been 41 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Placer County since yesterday. County officials say the statewide reporting system is experiencing processing delays and figures may be underestimated.

Lake Tahoe area cases - 11 (+0) are in Tahoe City, 51 (+2) in Kings Beach, seven (+1) in Olympic Village, 16 (+0) in Truckee, 5 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 9 percent positive, and 14-day case rate is 92.9 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 14.4 percent, 14-day increase is 31 percent.

2,039 cases (+41) with 97 (+3) in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 59 (-5) with 10 (-2) in ICU
Deaths - 20 (+1)
Negative test results - 37,429 (+187)
Likely recoveries - 1,742 (+51)

Nevada County

There were four new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County with no new cases in the Truckee area.

Confirmed cases - 321 (+4) with 156 (+0) in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 300 (+14)
Active Cases - 20 (-10)
Deaths - 1 (+0)
Hospitalizations - 1 (+0)
Patients tested for the week - 13,183 (+0)

Alpine County

Confirmed Cases - 2 (+0)
Active Cases - 0 (-0)
Likely recovered - 2 (+0)
Deaths - 0
Hospitalized - 0