For Immediate Release

Date: April 6, 2020

Contact: Jessica Rapp, Public Information Officer
Phone: 775-283-7536
Email: jrapp@carson.org
Quad-County COVID-19 Update- One New Case
(Carson City, NV)- Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting one new
positive case of COVID-19 in the Quad County region: Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey
counties. This brings the number of active cases in the Quad-County region to 19 with two recoveries.

The new case is a female Carson City resident in her 20’s. She is self-isolating at home and is in
a stable condition. 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 case will be released.
County Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Deaths
Carson City 11 10 1 0
Douglas County 7 6 1 0
Lyon County 3 3 0 0
Storey County 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 19 2 0
Statewide numbers can be found at the Nevada Health Response website
(https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/).

Carson City Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 Hotline is staffed 7 days a week 8am-5pm.
Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 283-4789.
Stay informed. The COVID-19 situation is changing frequently. For updates and more
information on COVID-19 visit https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/.

MEDIA: We will not be conducting a press conference due to the Governor’s Nevada Health
Response COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Initiative. The situation is continuously evolving, updates
can be anticipated at 10:00am daily, unless immediate updates are necessary.

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