According to the Nevada Health Response website, there have been no new hospitalizations from the virus. The county is averaging five new cases a day. On Thursday, Carson City Health and Human Services reported 74 active cases in the county, up from 57 on July 21 and 40 on July 14. Those mass testing events helped keep Douglas above the threshold of 50 for the county.ĭouglas is also posting an 11 percent test positivity rate. Mass testing was suspended after residents stopped turning up for events in May, opting instead for a vaccination. There are only around 32 tests being conducted every day, below the 50 required to climb out of the criteria. The Nevada Department of Health reports Douglas County has too low an average number of tests per 100,000 and too high a positivity rate. Thursday.ĭouglas is one of a dozen Nevada counties the state said had an increased rate of spread from the virus. Wednesday.Ĭounty commissioner meetings will return to a hybrid format when they meet 1 p.m. Tuesday, and at Genoa and Minden 5:30 p.m. Masks will be required at the town meetings of Gardnerville 4:30 p.m. Meetings across the county will require participants to wear masks. The district had already completed and submitted its coronavirus plan required by the state. “The district will be bringing forward a plan in alignment with the most recent directive, which the Board of Trustees will consider for approval during a special meeting on Monday,” Lewis said. To participate or watch the meeting go to and click the purple button. Monday to discuss revising the plan to reopen schools on Aug. “Otherwise the county will not participate in any enforcement activities related to Emergency Directive 047.” “Like any employer, we are subject to inspections from State OSHA, which has been enforcing the Governor’s emergency directives related to COVID-19,” Cates said.
Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates.Officials across Douglas County are scrambling to keep up with the new mask mandate issued by the governor based on new guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control.Ĭounty buildings are following the mask guidelines and the governor’s directive by requiring employees to wear masks inside public places.Ĭounty Manager Patrick Cates said they are asking members of the public to do the same while inside county facilities unless they are otherwise exempted. Residents can call 77 to report any non-emergency-related flood concernsĬlick here for the County’s Flood Resource page, which includes the most up-to-date information. Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley has advised that motorists should avoid travel in unnecessary and non-emergency situations.ĭouglas County has activated a call center to allow the public to report non-emergency incidents related to the current flooding. There is currently flooding in several parts of Douglas County. "County officials are monitoring the situation, and will reopen offices when safe to do so," he said. Stormwater and road crews will continue to respond to the weather event. The county Emergency Operations Center remains activated, as well as all essential public safety functions. and then continued the meeting until 10 a.m. The Douglas County School Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Tuesday will be postponed.ĭouglas County planning commissioners met briefly at 10 a.m. "Due to predicted weather and road conditions, employees who are able to work remotely are making arrangements to maintain county services to the public."ĭouglas County Superintendent Keith Lewis said that after meeting with the county's emergency management team, the school district will also be closing. "Out of an abundance of caution due to regional flooding impacts, county offices will be closed Tuesday," County Spokesman Eric Cachinero said. Both Douglas County offices and schools are closed today in anticipation of a storm due to arrive overnight, officials announced on Monday.
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