Carson City Health and Human Services

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 that there are nine new cases and 15 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,100, with 989 recoveries and 15 deaths, 96 cases remain active.

The new cases are: A male Carson City resident in his 60s 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-465 Total Cases (+6 from 9/7)-42 Active (+3 from 9/7)-415 Recovered (+3 from 9/7)-8 Deaths (+0 from 9/7)

Douglas County-261 Total (+0 from 9/7)-8 Active (-3 from 9/7)-252 Recovered (+3 from 9/7)-1 Death (+0 from 9/7)

Lyon County-365 Total (+3 from 9/7)-44 Active (-6 from 9/7)-315 Recovered (+9 from 9/7)- 6 Deaths (+0 from 9/7)

Storey County-9 Total (+0 from 9/7)-2 Active (+0 from 9/7)-7 Recoveries (+0 from 9/7)

TOTAL-1100 Total Cases (+9 from 9/7)-96 Active (-6 from 9/7)-989 Recovered (+15 from 9/7)-15 Deaths (+0 from 9/7)

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: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents There is one more drive-thru COVID-19 testing event for Quad-County residents next week. Testing is free of charge; first come, first served, no appointments or reservations.

Sept. 11, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. East Fork Fire Station 12 (3620 N. Sunridge Dr, 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.

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Carson City, Quad county COVID-19 Tuesday briefing: 9 new cases and 15 recoveries - Carson Now