The Nevada National Guard is being deployed to ramp up Reno-Sparks COVID-19 testing. This as the Truckee Meadows Covid Risk Meter has moved down a notch to “Very High Risk” from “Severe” earlier this week. A positive note to go down on the meter, but Washoe County Health District Health Officer, Kevin Dick, said they won’t know if we hit the Omicron surge’s peak until we are past it. On Wednesday there were 690 new positive cases– that’s down a couple hundred from the day before.