COVID-19 case update for Lake Tahoe area counties

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County health officials report another three positive cases of COVID-19 today. Two are in the Lake Tahoe area and one in the North County. Of these, two are aged 18-49, and one aged 50-64.

Another 20 tests were administered. 17 negative test results were returned.

There are an assumed nine more recoveries, bringing that total to 808.

No change to the hospitalization numbers with one hospitalized in the ICU. There is one suspected case in the hospital. There have been two deaths to date of county residents.

The County 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 7-day positivity rate for El Dorado County is 3.6 percent, and the 14-day rate of new cases is 78. 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 935 cases with 435 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 24, 6 (+0) in last 14 days, 44 (+0) per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)

El Dorado Hills - 221, 46 (+0) in the last 14 days, 108 (+9) per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)

Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 27, 1 (+1) in the last 14 days, 11 (+11) per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)

North County - 26, 9 (+1) in the last 14 days, 62 (+7) per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)

Greater Placerville - 102, 15 (+1) in the last 14 days, 41 (+3) per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)

Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Rescue - 92, 10 (+0) in the last 14 days, 28 (+0) per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95672, 95682)

South County - 8, 2 (+0) in the last 14 days, 19 (+0) per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95684, 95656, 95629, 95666, 95636)

Lake Tahoe region - 430, 59 (+1) in the last 14 days, 195 (+3) 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 four new cases and two additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 967, with 869 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 83 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
• A male Lyon County resident in his 50’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 Douglas County resident in his 50’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.

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
-417 Total Cases (+0 from 8/25)
-27 Active (-2 from 8/25)
-382 Recovered (+2 from 8/25)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 8/25)

Douglas County - 43 (+0) / 4 (+0) assumed active are in the 89448 and 89449 part of Lake Tahoe
-235 Total (+2 from 8/25)
-22 Active (+2 from 8/25)
-212 Recovered (+0 from 8/25)
-1 Death (+0 from 8/25)

Lyon County
-309 Total (+2 from 8/25)
-34 Active (+2 from 8/25)
-269 Recovered (+0 from 8/25)
- 6 Deaths (+0 from 8/25)

Storey County
-6 Total (+0 from 8/25)
-0 Active (+0 from 8/25)
-6 Recoveries (+0 from 8/25)

TOTAL
-967 Total Cases (+4 from 8/25)
-83 Active (+2 from 8/25)
-869 Recovered (+0 from 8/25)
-15 Deaths (+0 from 8/25)

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 28, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
o 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.

Washoe County

The Regional Information Center is reporting 47 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in Washoe County since yesterday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 6,951 (+47 from 8/25)
Deaths: 133 (+0)
Estimated recoveries: 5,684 (+84)
Active cases: 1,134 (-37)
Currently hospitalized: 92 (+5)
Cases who have discharged from hospital: 500 (+2)

74 (+0) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village with 6 (+0) active ones, and 0 active and two recovered cases in Crystal Bay.

Placer County

There have been 19 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Placer County since yesterday.

Lake Tahoe area cases - 22 (+0) are in Tahoe City, 71 (+0) in Kings Beach, 8 (+0) in Olympic Village, 17 (+0) in Truckee, 6 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 6.5 percent positive, and 14-day case rate is 69.9 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 3.9 percent, 14-day increase is 15.4 percent.

2,852 cases (+19) with 133 (+1) in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 36 (-5) with 14 (-2) in ICU
Deaths - 32 (+0)
Negative test results - 62,674 (+460)
Likely recoveries - 2.517 (+39)

Nevada County

There were three new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County and one new case near the Truckee area.

Confirmed cases - 426 (+3) with 179 (+1) in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 358 (+1)
Active Cases - 63 (+1)
Deaths - 5 (+2)
Hospitalizations - 2 (-1)
Patients tested for the week - 16,571 (+0)

Alpine County

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