An average of 25 Washoe County residents a day are testing positive for COVID-19 in the first week of May. Washoe County is still seeing a steady stream of new coronavirus cases. The county has a total of 1,022 confirmed cases since March 5, when the first resident tested positive for the virus. Nearly 15 … Read more
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam reports that all four Sheriff’s Office employees who previously tested positive for COVID-19 are back to work this week. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has also tested a total of 14 inmates in the Detention Facility as part of our pandemic response. To date, all inmates have tested negative for … Read more
Washoe County is still seeing a steady stream of new coronavirus cases. The county has a total of 1,022 confirmed cases since March 5, when the first resident tested positive for the virus. Nearly 15 percent of those have happened in the first six days of May, with 151 new cases.
Washoe County is not close to reopening under Governor Steve Sisolak’s plans. The county must see a 14-day downward trajectory in new COVID-19 cases while maintain hospital capacity as well as have contact tracing workers in place. The Reno-Gazette Journal reports Washoe County says while new cases have plateaued, hospitalizations and deaths have not stabilized. … Read more
Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 reaches 36-that’s up one from yesterday. The latest death involves a woman in her 90s. The county has at least 978 cases-535 are active while 415 persons have recovered.
The Aviation Roundup Air Show at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in October has been canceled. Organizers say the personnel and financial assets needed to produce the show can’t be done without sponsors-many who have taken a hit during the pandemic due to shutdowns and lost revenue. They say the show’s volunteers are also facing unemployment, and … Read more
A small brush fire is put out just north of Reno. The one-acre Sun Fire broke out, just south of 7th Avenue between Panther and Sun Valleys yesterday. White smoke was visible in the area for a time. No one was hurt, and no buildings were damaged. Firefighters believe the fire was started in a … Read more
Nevadans who receive SNAP benefits-can now use them at places like Walmart, to buy food online. The service is open at any store where pick-up an d grocery delivery is available.
A suspect is dead in an officer-involved shooting in Sparks. It happened Tuesday on Victorian Avenue downtown. Sparks police say a suspect hit a police car, which resulted in shots fired, and the suspect dead. Reno police will assume the investigation.
Starting this week, the Nevada Hospital Association is allowing Nevada hospitals to perform elective surgeries again. That covers surgeries that are planned ahead of time and not an emergency. At Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, officials said they are starting with medically necessary elective surgeries.