Douglas County wants to hear from businesses on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey’s results will help policy makers determine how to best support businesses going forward. Take the survey at www.diversifynevada.com
If you’ve got a vacation home in Incline Village or Crystal Bay, you’re being asked to steer clear of it. Incline Village says it lacks the ability to handle a surge in health care resources. They say visitors continue to flock to the area despite asking them to re-schedule their trips and closing all recreational … Read more
Quad County health officials also reported seven new cases Saturday and two new cases on Sunday. The total number of cases in Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County and Storey County is now 42.
More than 2,500 health care providers and hospitals in Nevada were expected to begin receiving $241.5 million on Friday in the first disbursement of federal coronavirus response aid. The funds come from $100 billion allocated by Congress to support health care facilities dealing with COVID-19.
On Sunday Nevada Health Response reported that there are 2,836 positive cases of coronavirus. Nevada Health Response also report more than 21,000 people have tested negative. They report more than 100 people have died from the virus statewide. 10 deaths now in Washoe County. Second most cases n the state with 363 cases.
A third employee of the VA in Reno has died from coronavirus. 57-year-old Alex Gousey worked as a med-tech in hospital’s lab. His death follows that of VA emergency room nurse Vianna Thompson earlier this week, and Bruce McAllister, who helped file veterans claims-who was Washoe County’s first death from COVID-19.
Governor Steve Sisolak has tightened social distancing restrictions. His latest orders such down golf courses, and other recreational facilities like tennis courts, basketball courts, and pools-after he received many photos of a lack of social distancing in these places. He’s also shut down in-home beauty and hair cut services as well as any self-serve stations … Read more
The Quad-County region picked up at least four new cases of COVID-19. The cases involve a woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s from Lyon County as well as a woman in her 40s and a main in his 70s from Carson City. All four are self-isolating at home. The four-county area … Read more
Truckee has been called a “coronavirus hotspot” by a Nevada County supervisor. In a Facebook video, Supervisor Richard Anderson says of Nevada County’s 34 coronavirus cases-24 of them are in Truckee. Anderson says the area is worried the case count could soon overwhelm the local health care system.
U.S. Marshals and probation and parole officers arrest a convicted sex offender. Eddy Quinonez was wanted on a warrant out of Texas for violating his probation on an aggravated child sex assault charge. He was arrested at his Sparks home without incident and is awaiting extradition to Texas.