Washoe County Health Officials Caution Against Reopening

Washoe County District Health Officer Kevin Dick is urging school district officials to not reopen next month due to rising COVID-19 cases. During Thursday’s District Board of Health meeting, Dick says he had a phone call with district superintendent Dr. Kristen McNeill about reopening. Dick says that Washoe County is far exceeding the tracking criteria set forth by the governor’s office and has seen an increase in positive cases and says his recommendation based off those statistics is to not reopen schools right now.