Three new Lyon County COVID-19 case Sunday, two Monday

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

With three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday and two Monday, Lyon County’s total is now at 87, while a recovery announced Sunday was the county’s 51^st.

Of those, 26 cases have been in the 89408 zip code, as of the latest update by Carson City Health and Human Services and the Quad-County Emergency Operations Center.

Sunday’s new cases were a man in his 30s, a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 20s. The cases announced Monday were a woman in her 70s and a man in his 70s.

In the Quad County region, there have now been 237 total cases, 162 recoveries and six deaths. Five Quad-County residents are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

Community-based COVID-19 testing for residents without symptoms will be available Wednesday, June 10 from 4-6 p.m. at City Hall. No appointment is necessary, and 150 tests will be available.

The tests are part of the community-based testing being done by the Quad-County Emergency Operations Center. Testing is also available Tuesday from 8-11 a.m. at Carson High School.