COVID-19 case update for Lake Tahoe area counties

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County health officers announced 84 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday. Of those, 31 are in El Dorado Hills, 19 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 14 in Greater Placerville, 1 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 4 in Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 2 in North County, 2 in South County, 11 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: 0. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 104.

Of those new cases, 5 are under the age of 18, 46 are age 18-49, 25 are aged 50-64, and 8 aged 65 or older. Awaiting age confirmation from today's county: 0. Total birthdate unknown to date: 10.

There have been another 203 assumed recoveries with 961 assumed active cases.

There have been an additional 2356 negative results received. Negative test disclaimer: Whereas laboratory-confirmed case numbers reflect only El Dorado County residents, negative results may also include some non-El Dorado County residents whose tests were performed within the county. Total negative results include results for individuals who have been tested more than once. This differs from the count of total confirmed cases, as individuals who test positive on multiple occasions are only counted as a single case. For this reason, these two numbers (total confirmed cases and total negative test results) are not comparable and should not be used together to calculate a positivity rate. Only PCR or NAAT tests (tests that detect viral RNA) are included in this estimate of "Total Negative Test Results". Antigen tests and antibody (serology) tests are not included in this estimate.

There are currently 12 COVID-19 patients hospitalized with 3 of them in the ICU at Barton and Marshall. According to the State's website, 2 of the non-ICU patients and 1 of the ICU patients are in Barton, with 10/2 at Marshall. There are no suspected case in the ICU. Also according to the State website, Barton has 4 available ICU beds, Marshall 5, but as previously shared before, each hospital can expand their capacity depending on staff and other variables.

There have been 2 additional deaths, the total for El Dorado County residents dying from COVID-19 is 81:

- 65+ Female from Greater Placerville
- 65+ Female from Greater Placerville

The county moved into the purple tier November 17 and was under a Stay-at-Home order from December 10 to January 12. To move from purple down to red, or "substantial," the daily new cases need to be 4-7 per 100,000 and the county needs a 5 percent to 8 percent positive test rate. In that range, schools can open for in-person learning after being in red tier for 14 days.

To view the interactive dashboard: http://eldoradocounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/b5315baf88c34be996a16c6f0b8fdcfb

The County dashboard shows cases by episode date, not by the date El Dorado County Public Health was notified abou.t 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 6.1 percent positivity and the 14-day rate of new cases is 324 (-95).

With respect to the tier assignment measures:
Adjusted case rate: 23.8
Positivity rate: 7.6%
Health equity quartile positivity rate: 10.5%

The whole county is currently in the High Tier
(case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 100). South County has moved back up from the Moderate Tier (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 26-99). The Low Tier is 25 or less per 100,000 for last 14 days.

County-wide there have been 8,443 cases with 2,223 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 462, 34 in last 14 days, 251 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)

El Dorado Hills - 1808, 167 in the last 14 days, 393 per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)

Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 394, 25 in the last 14 days, 266 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)

North County - 368, 28 in the last 14 days, 193 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)

Greater Placerville - 1538, 108 in the last 14 days, 295 per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)

Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Rescue - 1,443, 131 in the last 14 days, 370 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95672, 95682)

South County - 103, 12 in the last 14 days, 116 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95684, 95656, 95629, 95666, 95636)

Lake Tahoe region - 2223, 110 in the last 14 days, 364 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 96150, 96142, 95735, 95721, 96151, 96152, 96154, 96155, 96156, 96157, 96158, 95646)

Quad Counties (Carson, Douglas, Lyon, Storey)

We are reporting 2 additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. The individuals were a female Lyon County resident in her 60's and a Douglas County resident.

We are also reporting 63 new cases and 509 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 10,786, with 7,270 recoveries and 190 deaths; 3,326 cases remain active.

Carson City (*Population: 56,546)
-5,714 Total Cases (+25 from 1/29)
-1,747 Active (-344 from 1/29)
-3,862 Recovered (+369 from 1/29)
-105 Deaths (+0 from 1/29)

Douglas County (*Population: 49,695)
-2,394 Total (+18 from 1/29)
-745 Active (-56 from 1/29)
-1,620 Recovered (+73 from 1/29)
-29 Deaths (+1 from 1/29)

Lyon County (*Population: 57,987)
-2,607 Total (+20 from 1/29)
-820 Active (-48 from 1/29)
-1,733 Recovered (+67 from 1/29)
-54 Deaths (+1 from 1/29)

Storey County (*Population: 4,465)
-71 Total (+0 from 1/29)
-14 Active (+0 from 1/29)
-55 Recoveries (+0 from 1/29)
-2 Deaths (+0 from 1/29)

TOTAL (*Population: 168,693)
-10,786 Total Cases (+63 from 1/29)
-3,326 Active Cases ( -448 from 1/29)
-7,270 Recovered (+509 from 1/29)
-190 Deaths (+2 from 1/29)

In Carson City there are currently 13 (2) people hospitalized with 4 (+0) of them in the ICU. There are 3 suspected cases of COVID-19 in the hospital. 83% of ICU beds are currently occupied.

In Douglas County there are currently 2 (-1) people hospitalized with COVID-19 with 1 (+1) of them in the ICU along with 0 suspected cases. 50% of ICU beds are occupied.

Washoe County

The Regional Information Center is reporting 335 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths in Washoe County since Friday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 41,450 (+335)
Deaths: 601 (+4)
Estimated recoveries: 29,387 (+877)
Active cases: 11,462 (-546)

340 (+11) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village (Population 8,800) with 133 (-3) active ones. There are 8 (+1) confirmed cases, 5 (+1) active cases, and three recovered cases in Crystal Bay (Population 661).

Currently hospitalized: 112 (-12) and suspected COVID-19 hospitalized: 9
Currently in ICU: 20 (-9)
Total patients on ventilators: 28 - 16%

Number of licensed in-person beds and occupancy - 1518 - 64%
Number of staffed in-patient beds and occupancy - 1494 - 65%

ICU Beds - 233
Occupied ICU Beds - 109 - 47%

Placer County

There have been 209 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Placer County since Friday.

Lake Tahoe area cases - 139 (+2) are in Tahoe City, 314 (+1) in Kings Beach, 52 (+1) in Olympic Valley, 68 (+1) in Truckee, 44 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 6.6 percent positive, and average daily case rate for last 7 days is 18.9 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 2.5 percent, 14-day increase is 6.4 percent.

South Placer - 268.3 cases per 100,000
Mid Placer - 184.0 cases per 100,000
East Placer - 99.9 cases per 100,000

18,608 cases (+209) with 674 (+6) of those in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 77 (-17} (30 are residents) with 18 (-2) in ICU (2 are residents)
Deaths - 201 (+2)
Likely recoveries - 16,642 (+1224)

Nevada County

There are 74 new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County with 24 of those new cases near the Truckee area since Friday.

Confirmed cases - 3,417 (+74) with 1038 (+24) of those in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 2,868 (+38)
Active Cases - 586 (+36)
Deaths - 74 (+0)
Hospitalizations - 12 (-1)

Alpine County

Confirmed Cases - 74 (+0)
Active Cases - 1 (+0)
Likely recovered - 73 (+0)
Deaths - 0
Hospitalized - 0 (+0)