PLPT up to 39 confirmed COVID-19 cases

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe now has 39 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 17 recoveries and one death, according to the latest information provided by the tribe Tuesday.

Of those cases, 17 are Nixon residents, 13 in Wadsworth, three in Sutcliffe and for are classified as nonresidents who have tested positive on the reservation but don’t live there, such as employees who live elsewhere or who were diagnosed through testing at the tribal health clinic.

All of the 21 active cases are self-quarantined at home, and none are hospitalized.