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Press Release- Quad-County COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases and Three Recoveries
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Jessica Rapp <JRapp@carson.org> Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM

For Immediate Release

Date: April 28, 2020

Contact: Jessica Rapp, Public Information Officer

Phone: 775-283-7536

Email: jrapp@carson.org

Quad-County COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases and Three Recoveries

(Carson City, NV)- Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting six new positive cases and three additional
recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 90, with 34 recoveries and one death, 55
cases remain active.

The new cases are:

A female Lyon County resident in her 70’s

A female Carson City resident in her 30’s
A male Carson City resident in his 40’s
A female Carson City resident in her 60’s
A female Carson City resident under the age of 18
A female Carson City resident under the age of 18

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.

County Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Deaths Hospitalized

Carson City 44 25 18 1

Douglas County 19 8 11 0

Lyon County 27 22 5 0 4

Storey County 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 90 55 34 1
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As of April 27, 2020, approximately 1,404 tests have been performed by all provides within the Quad-Counties.

Gender and age break down of the cases by county is available at https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/. Statewide
numbers can be found at the Nevada Health Response website (nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/).

Community-Based Testing Without Symptoms

We are currently scheduling testing appointments for Quad-County residents who are not experiencing symptoms of COVDID-19.
Individuals without symptoms who want to be tested for COVID-19 can call (775) 434-1450 to schedule an appointment. For more
information and to see the number of appointments scheduled, visit https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/
asymptomatic-community-based-covid-19-testing/.

For those who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have questions, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline 7 days a week, 8
am to 5 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 283-4789.

Stay informed. For updates and more information on COVID-19 visit https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/.

MEDIA: The situation is continuously evolving, to allow for more accurate number reports, situation updates can be anticipated at 6:00
pm daily, unless immediate updates are necessary.

Jessica Rapp
Public Information Officer
Quad-County Emergency Operations Center

O: 775-283-7536 C: 775-431-9745

JRapp@Carson.org

COVID-19 Update 4.28.2020.pdf

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