As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County had reached 4,370. There are 89 new cases since Thursday, April 1, indicating a 2% increase.
Of the 4,370 total cases, 4,183 have been released from isolation and 112 are presently active. After eight weeks without a death, Nevada County lost one more resident this week, bringing the pandemic’s local death toll to 75 people.
Nevada County has administered 51,525 vaccine doses so far.
Officials from Nevada County’s Department of Public Health encouraged residents to sign up for MyTurn to receive notification of vaccine eligibility and open appointments. Visit myturn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 to register.
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Grass Valley’s Deborah Hassfeld watches nurse Joey Chandler administer her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine Thursday morning at the Whispering Pines vaccination clinic in Grass Valley. Nevada County Public Health recently announced that those 16 and over will now be available to make appointments for the inoculation through the MyTurn app.
Photo: Elias Funez
Dave Kecy chooses not to look as he receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Nalini Wilzbach Thursday morning at the Whispering Pines vaccine clinic.
Photo: Elias Funez
Whispering Pines Physician’s Assistant Donna Tully shows a representation of the vaccine’s antibodies attaching to the COVID-19 virus.
Nevada County Public Health announced today that they have opened up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 16 and older at their clinics, two weeks before the eligibility is set to expand to this group statewide.
According to a release, this expansion in eligibility is for Public Health clinics specifically.
Eligibility also opened to those 50 and older at all providers today as part of a statewide expansion in eligibility.
“Public Health has seen the availability in our appointment scheduling system increase in the last few weeks, so we have opened up eligibility for Nevada County Public Health clinics to everyone 16 and older,” read the release.
Nevada County Vaccine Update: Eligibility expands to 16 and older at Public Health clinics
4/1: Starting today, Nevada County Public Health has opened up vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older at our Public Health clinics. Statewide, everyone 50+ is eligible at all vaccine providers as of today.
We want to make sure that our rate of community vaccinations stays as fast as possible and that people who are ready to get vaccinated can get an appointment. Public Health has seen the availability in our appointment scheduling system increase in the last few weeks, so we have opened up eligibility for Nevada County Public Health clinics to everyone 16 and older.