Washoe County reports 19 new cases of COVID-19; Douglas 1 and no new cases in El Dorado County

On Monday, the Washoe County Health District reported 19 additional cases of COVID-19 in that county, moving the total number of cases to 44.

Due to the influx of cases, the Health District will not provide specific details or any other information due to medical information and privacy requirements.

The additional 19 confirmed cases were from 2-plus days of testing due to the increased number of tests being submitted to the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory from throughout the region and state.

The Health District is also reporting that one additional confirmed COVID-19 case has fully recovered, bringing the total recoveries in Washoe County to three.

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Carson City Health and Human Services reported one new positive case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the Quad County region: Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey counties. This brings the total number of cases in the Quad-County region to four.

The case is a female Douglas County resident in her 70’s with no underlying health conditions. She became symptomatic after having an out-of-state visitor. She contacted her primary care physician who conducted the test. She has been self-isolating in her home, where she lives alone, since becoming symptomatic.

Carson City Health and Human Services is working to identify close contacts to prevent further spread of the disease. Due to medical privacy requirements and to protect their identity, no further information about the case will be released. We are and will continue to work collaboratively with the emergency response organizations that serve our communities.

El Dorado County Health and Human Services has not reported any new confirmed cases since Friday, March 20. At that time there was one male individual who tested positive after returning from travel to the State of Washington where he is believed to have been exposed.

Another County resident was confirmed positive and has since recovered. She was visiting in the California Valley where she was exposed and self quarantined and hasn't been back to El Dorado County since.

El Dorado County Public Health Officer, Dr. Nancy Williams said testing is available but still limited.