As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County reached 3,696. There are 119 new cases since last Thursday, Feb. 4, indicating a 3% increase.
A stay-at-home order handed down Dec. 10 for the Greater Sacramento area has been lifted.
California reinstated a shelter-in-place order first introduced in March for the Greater Sacramento area on Dec. 10
. Intensive Care Unit capacities across the state dropped below 15% during a nationwide second surge. The state Department of Public Health reported Nevada County’s ICU capacity as low as 6.9% on Jan. 1. and extended what was originally a three-week regional order.
The California Department of Public Health lifted the shelter-in-place order in the Greater Sacramento area Tuesday, Jan. 12.
As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County reached 3,030. There are 222 new cases since last Thursday, Jan. 7, indicating an 8% increase.
By Rebecca O Neil | Staff Writer
As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County was 2,808. There are 243 new cases since Thursday, Dec. 31, indicating a 9% increase.
Of the 2,808 total cases, 2,138 have been released from isolation and 620 are presently active. There have been 50 deaths by COVID-19 in Nevada County, zero in the last week.
According to the California Department of Public Health, of the 50 deaths the county’s had in total, over half have come from elderly care facilities
. Golden Empire and Crystal Ridge Care Center reported the first round of vaccines have been distributed to their workers and residents. Spring Hill Manor Convalescent Home expects to complete the first round of vaccinations by today, and the Tahoe Forest Hospital skilled nursing facility reported it will complete its first round Jan. 15.