400 Quad County residents have died from COVID-19; stats show men dying at a higher rate
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Wed, 09/29/2021 - 12:52pm
As of Tuesday, 400 individuals have died from COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. While vaccination rates are increasing, hospitals throughout Nevada — and the country — are still being inundated with sick individuals. The best way to protect from the virus is to receive a vaccination, according to the CDC.
In the Quad-County region, Lyon County continues to lead in test positivity rates as well as daily new cases and cumulative COVID-19 deaths. Statewide, data shows that women are contracting the disease at a slightly higher rate, but men die from it more often.
All Quad-County counties have been flagged for elevated disease transmission, according to Nevada Health Response.
The updates are as follows:
Hospitalizations
On Tuesday, 42 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Carson Tahoe Hospital. Of those, 9 were in the ICU and 4 ventilators were being used.
In Washoe County, there were 161 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations, and 3 suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations. Of those, 39 were in the ICU and 22 ventilators were in use.
According to Carson City Health and Human Services, the amount of unvaccinated individuals versus vaccinated individuals is not known.
Daily New Cases
Lyon County is leading in the Quad-County with an average of 27 new daily cases, according to NV Health Response, with Carson City in second with 19 new average daily cases. Douglas is reporting an average of 11 new daily cases.
Washoe County is reporting an average of 182 new daily cases.
Test Positivity Rate
Carson City has reported performing 96,533 total COVID-19 tests, and there is currently a 10.9 percent test positivity rate. What that means is that of all of the tests being done, 10.9 percent of those are returning positive. Each person who returns positive is considered one “case;” the number of positive tests they take will not be considered individual cases.
Douglas has a test positivity rate of 19.3 percent. To date, Douglas has reported 34,366 total tests performed.
Lyon County has a current test positivity rate of 22.5 percent. 41,870 total tests have been performed.
Storey County has a current test positivity rate of 21.4 percent. 788 total tests have been performed.
Washoe County has a current test positivity rate of 16.9 percent. 579,467 total tests have been performed to date.
Deaths
Cumulatively, 400 people in the Quad-County region have died from COVID-19:
144 people have died in Carson City from COVID-19.
99 people have died in Douglas County from COVID-19.
153 people have died in Lyon County from COVID-19.
4 people have died in Storey County from COVID-19.
840 people have died in Washoe County from COVID-19.
Vaccinations
In Carson City, 69.86 percent of the population aged 12 and older have initiated their vaccine (received between 1 to 2 doses) while 65.3 percent of the population aged 12 years and older are fully vaccinated (received both doses).
In Douglas County, 59.99 percent of the population aged 12 and older have initiated their vaccine, while 56.40 percent are fully vaccinated.
In Lyon County, 56 percent of the population aged 12 and older have initiated their vaccine, while 51.53 percent are fully vaccinated.
In Storey County, 20.55 percent of the population aged 12 and older have initiated their vaccine, while 19.04 percent are fully vaccinated.
In Washoe County, 70 percent have initiated their vaccine while 64 percent are fully vaccinated.
Demographics
Demographics are collected on a statewide level.
For confirmed cases, women contract the virus at a slightly higher rate, with 51.7 percent of all cases being female, while 48.3 percent are male.
Currently, non-Hispanic white individuals are the leading race or ethnicity with 38.4 percent of all cases, with Hispanic individuals close behind at 35 percent. The total population of Nevada reports 49.8 percent white, and 30.2 percent Hispanic.
The 20-29 age bracket has contracted the most cases at 19.6 percent, followed by 30-39 at 18.8 percent, then 40-49 at 16.1 percent. Ages 10 and under reported the least amount of cases at 4.7 percent, followed by 70 or older at 7.1 percent. School aged children between the ages of 10-19 account for 10.8 percent of total cases.
Of those who have died from COVID-19, the breakdown in age is as follows:
Under 10: 3 deaths
10-19: 7 deaths
20-29: 44 deaths
30-39: 135 deaths
40-49: 412 deaths
50-59: 839 deaths
60-69: 1,524 deaths
70 or older: 4,106 deaths
Men are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate, consisting of 61.5 percent of reported deaths, while women are reported to account of 38.5 percent.
Non-Hispanic white individuals account for the majority of those who have died at 54.7 percent, with 22.4 percent of Hispanic individuals in second.
Vaccinations throughout age groups are evenly distributed, while women are receiving the vaccine at slightly higher rates, at 52.5 percent. Non-Hispanic white individuals are being vaccinated at higher rates, making up 39.3 percent of vaccinated individuals, followed by Hispanic individuals at 26.8 percent.
Clark County currently only has a 7.9 case positivity rate, significantly lower than the average positivity rate in the Quad-Counties. The lowest positivity rate is in White Pine, with only a 2.1 percent positivity rate.
