COVID-19 case update for Lake Tahoe area counties

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County health officials say another nine positive cases of COVID-19 were documented on Thursday. Of those, five are in the Lake Tahoe region, two in El Dorado Hills, and one each in Greater Placerville and the North County. The new cases are eight people aged 18-49, and one aged 50-64.

Another 382 tests were administered and 373 negative test results were received.

Currently there are 155 assumed active cases and 11 assumed recoveries.

There is no change to the hosptilazation rate and two remain in the ICU and there are no suspected cases in the hospital.

The new 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: (symptom onset date, diagnosis date, specimen collection date, date received, or date of death) and serves as the best approximation of the date of infection.

The rate of new cases in El Dorado County, as shown on the dashboard, 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 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 3.7 percent, and the 14-day rate of new cases is 125. The Lake Tahoe region is High (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 100 or greater) along with El Dorado Hills. Much of the balance of the county is Moderate (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 26-99).

County-wide there have been 802 cases with 383 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 18, 4 in last 14 days, 29 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)
El Dorado Hills - 178, 41 in the last 14 days, 96 per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)
Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 26, 1 in the last 14 days, 11 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)
North County - 19, 9 in the last 14 days, 62 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)
Greater Placerville - 89, 27 in the last 14 days, 74 per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)
Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Rescue - 82, 17 in the last 14 days, 48 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95672, 95682)
South County - 7, 2 in the last 14 days, 19 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95684, 95656, 95629, 95666, 95636)
Lake Tahoe region - 383, 90 in the last 14 days, 298 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 eighteen new cases and eight recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 854, with 677 recoveries, and fifteen deaths, 162 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
• A female Lyon County resident in her 80’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 70’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County 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 male Lyon County resident in his 50’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 40’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 20’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident under the age of 18 with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 20’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.
• 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 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 Lyon County resident in her 20’s 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 Carson City resident under the age of 18 with a 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 Lyon County resident in her 30’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
-374 Total Cases (+3 from 8/12)
-60 Active (-1 from 8/12)
-306 Recovered (+4 from 8/12)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 8/12)

Douglas County - 36 (+0) are in the 89448 and 89449 part of Lake Tahoe
-215 Total (+6 from 8/12)
-38 Active (+5 from 8/12)
-176 Recovered (+1 from 8/12)
-1 Death (+0 from 8/12)

Lyon County
-259 Total (+9 from 8/12)
-64 Active (+6 from 8/12)
-189 Recovered (+3 from 8/12)
- 6 Deaths (+0 from 8/12)

Storey County
-6 Total (+0 from 8/12)
-0 Active (+0 from 8/12)
-6 Recoveries (+0 from 8/12)

TOTAL
-854 Total Cases (+18 from 8/12)
-162 Active (+10 from 8/12)
-677 Recovered (+8 from 8/12)
-15 Deaths (+0 from 8/12)

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 14, 8 a.m. to 11a.m.
o Douglas High School (1670 NV-88, Minden)
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 155 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in Washoe County since yesterday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 6,117 (+155 from 8/12)
Deaths: 124 (+0)
Estimated recoveries: 4,862 (+80)
Active cases: 1,131 (+71)
Currently hospitalized: 88 (+9)
Cases who have discharged from hospital: 449 (+2)

68 (+0) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village with 8 (-1) active ones, and no active and two recovered cases in Crystal Bay.

Placer County

There have been 73 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 - 15 (+1) are in Tahoe City, 62 (+2) in Kings Beach, 8 (+0) in Olympic Village, 16 (+0) in Truckee, 6 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 11.2 percent positive, and 14-day case rate is 124.1 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 19 percent, 14-day increase is 33 percent.

2,486 cases (+73) with 116 (+3) in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 51 (-10) with 11 (-2) in ICU
Deaths - 27 (+1)
Negative test results - 42,273 (+1,347)
Likely recoveries - 2.046 (+99)

Nevada County

There were seven new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County and four in the Truckee area.

Confirmed cases - 355 (+7) with 165 (+4) in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 308 (-1)
Active Cases - 53 (+8)
Deaths - 1 (+0)
Hospitalizations - 6 (+4)
Patients tested for the week - 14,259 (+0)

Alpine County

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