Carson City, Quad-County COVID-19 Tuesday briefing: 3 new cases and 52 recoveries
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, March 16, 2021 that there are 3 new cases and 52 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,488, with 9,913 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,366 cases remain active.
Carson City (*Population: 56,546)
-5,987 Total Cases (+2 from 3/15)
-568 Active (-42 from 3/15)
-5,303 Recovered (+44 from 3/15)
-116 Deaths (+0 from 3/15)
Douglas County (*Population: 49,695)
-2,593 Total (+1 from 3/15)
-371 Active (-4 from 3/15)
-2,189 Recovered (+5 from 3/15)
-33 Deaths (+0 from 3/15)
Lyon County (*Population: 57,987)
-2,824 Total (+0 from 3/15)
-419 Active (-3 from 3/15)
-2,348 Recovered (+3 from 3/15)
-57 Deaths (+0 from 3/15)
Storey County (*Population: 4,465)
-84 Total (+0 from 3/15)
-8 Active (+0 from 3/15)
-73 Recoveries (+0 from 3/15)
-3 Deaths (+0 from 3/15)
TOTAL (*Population: 168,693)
-11,488 Total Cases (+3 from 3/15)
-1,366 Active Cases (-49 from 3/15)
-9,913 Recovered (+52 from 3/15)
-208 Deaths (+0 from 3/15)
Population information taken from the Nevada Health Response Dashboard found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/
CCHHS COVID-19 Vaccinations
Vaccine statistics are updated weekly on Tuesday. These are the doses received and administered by CCHHS ONLY. This does not include other vaccinations by other entities in the Quad-County Region. Statistics are current as of March 15, 2021.
Total Number of Doses Received: 29,650 (+4,500 from 3/8)
1st Doses: 18,375 (+2,500 from 3/8)
2nd Doses: 10,275 (+2,000 from 3/8)
Janssen Doses: 1,000 (+0 from 3/8)
Total Number of Doses Administered: 25,228 (+3,289 from 3/8)
1st Doses: 15,190 (+1,440 from 3/8)
2nd Doses: 9,177 (+988 from 3/8)
Janssen Doses: 861 (+861 from 3/8)
CCHHS announces the following groups are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Utilities and Communications Infrastructure
Water and wastewater workers, dam workers, natural gas, energy/electric sectors, internet and mobile services, telephone service providers, news broadcasters (Radio and Television), newspaper publishers, including back-office staff as well as frontline journalists, and workers responsible for ensuring persons with disabilities have access to and the benefits of communications platforms.
Nevada Department of Transportation and Local Emergency Road Personnel
CDL operators, street cleanup crews, snowplow drivers, district training officers, safety/loss control section, and traffic incident management, emergency road crews.
Frontline Airport Operations
Air traffic controllers, flight dispatchers, maintenance personnel, ramp workers, fueling agents, flight crews, airport safety inspectors and engineers, airport operations personnel, aviation and aerospace safety workers, security, commercial space personnel, airport operations personnel, accident investigators, and flight instructors.
Other Essential Transportation
Vehicle repair, maintenance, and transportation equipment manufacturing and distribution facilities; workers who support the construction and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations; workers critical to the manufacturing, distribution, sales, rental, leasing, repair and maintenance of vehicles and other equipment and the supply chains that enable these operations to facilitate continuity of travel-related operations for essential workers.
Appointments for this week are still available. Events are by appointment only.
To view all eligible groups and to schedule an appointment, visit http://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccine/
Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents
Testing is for Quad-County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey County) residents ONLY, all others will be turned away.
Testing is free of charge, no appointments or reservations. To view all upcoming events visit https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/events/
For questions on vaccine eligibility, appointment confirmations, or to arrange for testing, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 434-1988.