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As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County had reached 4,425. There are 125 new cases since Thursday, April 8, indicating a 3% increase. Of the 4,425 total cases, 4,267 have been released from isolation and 83 are presently active. Nevada County’s total death toll is 75, with no deaths in the past week. Nevada County has administered 58,238 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...

According to a release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because it is approximately 50% more transmissible than the original virus and may cause more severe disease, although “currently available vaccines continue to be effective against it.” Last week, county officials said that the first confirmed case of the B.1.429 variant, a West Coast variant also designated a variant of concern by the CDC, had been identified in Nevada County as well. In that case, Public Health had requested genetic sequencing on the positive COVID-19 test in February, after an individual who had...

Special to the Sierra Sun County officials announced Wednesday that two specimens taken from COVID-19 patients mid-March, one each from western and eastern Nevada County, were determined to be the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom. According to a release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because it is approximately 50% more transmissible than the original virus and may cause more severe disease, although “currently available vaccines continue to be effective against it.” Last week, county officials said that the first confirmed case of the ...

Nevada County is now likely to remain in the red tier barring “extenuating circumstances,” thanks to changes to the state’s reopening blueprint announced this week. The new changes reflect the state’s race to get its vaccination rate up and hospitalizations down, rather than the focus on case and positivity rates represented by the blueprint. With the new changes, a county will only move into a more restrictive tier if hospitalizations among vulnerable residents, including those vaccinated, “significantly” increase. Case and test positivity rates must also show a “concerning inc...

By John Orona | Staff Writer A COVID-19 variant thought to be more transmissible and less susceptible to treatment may already be widespread throughout Nevada County, according to public health officials. On Tuesday the county announced the first known case of variant B.1.429, which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a variation of concern due to its “moderate resistance” to neutralization from antibodies and high viral RNA load. The variant was identified through genomic sequencing after someone was re-infected with COVID-19 in February. “Because it is curre...