COVID-19 case update for Lake Tahoe area counties

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

The new cases: 1 are under the age of 18, 1 aged 18-49, and 1 aged 50-64.

Another 187 people were tested for the coronavirus and 184 negative tests results were received.

There have been another six assumed recoveries with 154 assumed active cases.

There is currently one COVID-19 patient at Marshall or Barton hospitals, and no suspected cases of COVID-19.

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

El Dorado Hills has moved up into the high tier of cases, and Placerville moved from up low to moderate tier. The Cameron Park area is close to moving up the high tier with 96 cases per 100,000 population.

El Dorado County has moved to 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 2.2 percent positivity (specimens from Sept. 25-Oct.1) , and the 14-day rate of new cases is 71 (+2). El Dorado Hills have moved into the High Tier (case rate per 100,000 population over the previous 14 days of 100 or greater), South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado Hills, Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, and Shingle Springs/Cameron Park/Rescue are in the Moderate range and were just joined by El Dorado/Diamond Springs, North County, and Placerville, with South County the only area of the county in the low range (25 or less per 100,000 for last 14 days).

County-wide there have been 1,232 cases with 489 of those in the Lake Tahoe area (including South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Strawberry, and Tahoma).

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 37, 5 in last 14 days, 37 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95726, 95720, 95709)

El Dorado Hills - 323, 45 in the last 14 days, 106 per 100,000 rate (Zip Code 95762)

Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 35, 3 in the last 14 days, 32 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95623, 95619)

North County - 34, 5 in the last 14 days, 35 per 100,000 rate (Zip codes 95664, 95614, 95651, 95635, 95634, 95633)

Greater Placerville - 139, 21 in the last 11 days, 57 per 100,000 (Zip codes 95643, 95613, 95667)

Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Rescue - 161, 34 in the last 14 days, 96 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 - 489, 22 in the last 14 days, 73 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 twenty-three new cases and five additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,416, with 1,273 recoveries and 17 deaths, 126 cases remain active.

The new cases are:
• A female Carson City resident in her 60’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Carson City resident in his 60’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 male Douglas County resident in his 60’s with a connection to a previously reported case
• A female Douglas County resident in her 70’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 30’s with a connection to a previously reported case
• A male Lyon County resident in his 60’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Douglas County resident in his 40’s with no 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 Carson City resident in her 50’s with a connection to a previously reported case
• A male Douglas County resident in his 30’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident under the age of 18 with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A male Lyon County resident in his 60’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 female Lyon County resident in her 30’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 40’s with no connection to a previously reported case.
• An adult male Lyon County resident in his teens with no connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 30’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 40’s with a connection to a previously reported case.
• A female Lyon County resident in her 50’s with a connection to a previously reported case
• An adult female Lyon County resident in her teens with a connection to a previously reported case
• A female Lyon County resident in her 50’s with a connection to a previously reported case
• A female Lyon County resident in her 40’s 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
-585 Total Cases (+4 from 10/7)
-44 Active (+2 from 10/7)
-533 Recovered (+2 from 10/7)
-8 Deaths (+0 from 10/7)

Douglas County - 52 (+0) / 2 (+0) assumed active are in the 89448 and 89449 part of Lake Tahoe
-339 Total (+5 from 10/7)
-31 Active (+2 from 10/7)
-307 Recovered (+3 from 10/7)
-1 Death (+0 from 10/7)

Lyon County
-477 Total (+14 from 10/7)
- 46 Active (+14 from 10/7)
-423 Recovered (+0 from 10/7)
- 8 Deaths (+0 from 10/7)

Storey County
-15 Total (+0 from 10/7)
-5 Active (+0 from 10/7)
-10 Recoveries (+0 from 10/7)

TOTAL
-1416 Total Cases (+23 from 10/7)
-126 Active Cases (+18 from 10/7)
-1273 Recovered (+5 from 10/7)
-17 Deaths (+0 from 10/7)

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.
• October 10th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
o Carson High School (1111 N. Saliman Rd, Carson City)

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 228 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in Washoe County since yesterday.

Total COVID-19 cases in Washoe County: 10,335 (+228 from 10/7)
Deaths: 167 (+0)
Estimated recoveries: 8,926 (+99)
Active cases: 1,242 (+11)
Currently hospitalized: 64 (-2)
Cases who have discharged from hospital: 722 (+0)

97 (+0) of the confirmed cases to date are in Incline Village with 7 (+0) active ones, and no active and two recovered cases in Crystal Bay.

Placer County

There have been 20 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Placer County since yesterday.

Lake Tahoe area cases - 28 (+0) are in Tahoe City, 119 (+2) in Kings Beach, 9 (+0) in Olympic Valley, 19 (+0) in Truckee, 8 (+0) in Carnelian Bay.

Their seven-day test rate is 1.7 percent positive, and average daily case rate for last 7 days is 3.0 per 100,000. Seven-day increase is 3.4 percent, 14-day increase is 6.0 percent.

South Placer - 58.5 cases per 100,000
Mid Placer - 30.0 cases per 100,000
East Placer - 40.6 cases per 100,000

3,730 cases (+20) with 198 (+2) of those in the Lake Tahoe area
Hospitalized - 13 (+0) with 0 (+0) in ICU
Deaths - 51 (+0)
Negative test results - 97,059 (+0)
Likely recoveries - 3,453 (+20)

Nevada County

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Nevada County with no new cases near the Truckee area since yesterday.

Confirmed cases - 557 (+3) with 210 (+0) in East County (Truckee area)
Likely recovered - 531 (-1)
Active Cases - 18 (+3)
Deaths - 8 (+1)
Hospitalizations - 2 (-1)
Patients tested for the week - 20,735 (+0)

Alpine County

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