COVID-19 case update for area counties: Lake Tahoe moves into high/red tier

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County health officials say another two residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday. Of those, one is in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue and one in the Lake Tahoe Region.

The new cases: Both are aged 50-64.

Another 201 people were tested for the coronavirus and 199 negative tests results were received.

There have been another 9 assumed recoveries with 126 assumed active cases.

There is currently one COVID-19 ICU patient at Marshall or Barton hospitals, and two suspected cases in the hospital.

There have been four deaths in the county since the pandemic started.

El Dorado County is in the orange/moderate tier of reopening. To move to the next tier, the yellow/minimal tier, the average daily rate of new cases needs to be less than one per 100,000 residents, and positivity rate of less than two percent for the previous two weeks.

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 1.7 percent positivity (specimens collected between Oct. 1-7), and the 14-day rate of new cases is 58 (-1).

The Lake Tahoe region of the county has moved into the High Tier (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 100 or greater). El Dorado Hills, Shingle Springs/Cameron Park/Rescue, Placerville and El Dorado/Diamond Springs are in the Moderate Tier (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 26-99) Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, South County, North County are in the low range (25 or less per 100,000 for last 14 days).

County-wide there have been 1,263 cases with 505 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 37, 2 in last 14 days, 15 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)

El Dorado Hills - 331, 33 in the last 14 days, 78 per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)

Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 36, 3 in the last 14 days, 32 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)

North County - 34, 1 in the last 14 days, 7 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)

Greater Placerville - 140, 19 in the last 11 days, 52 per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)

Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Rescue - 166, 21 in the last 14 days, 59 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95672, 95682)

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

Lake Tahoe region - 505, 31 in the last 14 days, 102 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 23 new cases and 22 additional recoveries in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,539, with 1,359 recoveries and 19 deaths; 161 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
• A female Lyon County resident in her 20s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 40s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 70s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her teens with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 60s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 30s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 20s with a 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 40s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 70s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 40s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Douglas County resident in her 70s with a 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 Carson City resident in her 20s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident in her 50s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 50s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 60s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 20s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 50s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident under the age of 18 with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 50s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Carson City resident under the age of 18 with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 70s 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
-626 Total Cases (+8 from 10/13)
-54 Active (+0 from 10/13)
-564 Recovered (+8 from 10/13)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 10/13)

Douglas County - 52 (+0) / 2 (+0) assumed active are in the 89448 and 89449 part of Lake Tahoe
-364 Total (+3 from 10/13)
-31 Active (-5 from 10/13)
-332 Recovered (+8 from 10/13)
-1 Death (+0 from 10/13)

Lyon County
-533 Total (+12 from 10/13)
- 74 Active (+4 from 10/13)
-449 Recovered (+6 from 10/13)
- 10 Deaths (+0 from 10/13)

Storey County
-16 Total (+0 from 10/13)
-2 Active (+0 from 10/13)
-14 Recoveries (+0 from 10/13)

TOTAL
-1539 Total Cases (+23 from 10/13)
-163 Active Cases (+1from 10/13)
-1359 Recovered (+22 from 10/13)
-19 Deaths (+0 from 10/13)

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 Flu Vaccination & COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents
There are more drive-thru flu vaccination and COVID-19 testing events for Quad-County residents this week. For convenience, CCHHS is contracted to bill most insurances. For uninsured we ask for a $20 administration fee however no one will be turned away for the inability to pay. CCHHS is not contracted with Tricare or labor unions. Testing is free of charge; first come, first served, no appointments or reservations.

Date 10/14/2020
Time 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location Eagle Valley Middle School (4151 E. 5th St., Carson City)
Date 10/15/2020
Time 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location Douglas High School (1670 NV-88, Minden)
Date 10/16/2020
Time 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location Dayton High School (335 Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton)
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 278 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths in Washoe County since yesterday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 10,706 (+278 from 10/13)
Deaths: 180 (+3)
Estimated recoveries: 9.381 (+81)
Active cases: 1,423 (+94)
Currently hospitalized: 81 (+4)
Cases who have discharged from hospital: 762 (+12)

99 (+1) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village with 7 (+1) active ones, and no active and two recovered cases in Crystal Bay.

Placer County

There have been 7 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Placer County since yesterday.

Lake Tahoe area cases - 34 (+0) are in Tahoe City, 121 (+1) in Kings Beach, 9 (+0) in Olympic Valley, 22 (+0) in Truckee, 9 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 1.8 percent positive, and average daily case rate for last 7 days is 4.0 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 3.6 percent, 14-day increase is 7.1 percent.

South Placer - 68.0 cases per 100,000
Mid Placer - 35.7 cases per 100,000
East Placer - 59.3 cases per 100,000

3,845 cases (+7) with 210 (+1) of those in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 9 (-2) with 1 (+0) in ICU
Deaths - 51 (+0)
Negative test results - 104,168 (+864)
Likely recoveries - 3,524 (+16)

Nevada County

There are 3 new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County with 3 new cases near the Truckee area since yesterday.

Confirmed cases - 573 (+3) with 220 (+3) in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 546 (+1)
Active Cases - 22 (+2)
Deaths - 8 (+0)
Hospitalizations - 2 (+1)
Patients tested for the week - 21,487 (+0)

Alpine County

Confirmed Cases - 3 (+0)
Active Cases - 1 (+0)
Likely recovered - 2 (+0)
Deaths - 0