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Press Release- Quad-County COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases and Six Recoveries
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Jessica Rapp <JRapp@carson.org> Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Cc: Jessica Rapp <JRapp@carson.org>

For Immediate Release

Date: April 21, 2020

Contact: Jessica Rapp, Public Information Officer

Phone: 775-283-7536

Email: jrapp@carson.org

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

(Carson City, NV)- Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting two new positive cases and six additional
recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 63, with 24 recoveries, 39 cases remain
active.

The new cases are:

A male Lyon County resident in his 50’s

A female Douglas County resident in her 40’s

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

Carson City 28 15 13 0

Douglas County 16 10 6 0

Lyon County 19 14 5 0

Storey County 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 63 39 24 0

There are three Quad-County residents currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

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Statewide numbers can be found at the Nevada Health Response website (nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/).

We are seeing COVID-19 spread through our communities. Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of
infection is unknown. Help flatten the curve; keep the number of cases low by staying home and practicing social distancing.

The Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline is staffed 7 days a week 8 am to 5 pm. 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: 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 4.21.2020.pdf

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