4 more coronavirus cases reported, pushing Nevada total to 11

The Southern Nevada Health District announced Thursday it had received reports that three more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Clark County while Carson City officials confirmed the first case of the illness in the state capital.

Currently, the Southern Nevada Health District is reporting eight cases in Clark County – seven presumptive positives, where the individuals have tested positive, and one that has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Carson City Health and Human Services reported a presumptive positive test for a Carson City woman in her 70s who returned to the area by plane from San Jose, California, to Reno on March 2. She was asymptomatic at the time of her travel.

The woman is isolating at home and has reported “feeling better,” said Nicki Aaker, director of Carson City Health and Human Services. Her husband is being monitored.

Aaker said the woman and her husband were not among those Nevadans on a cruise ship that was quarantined for an outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Officials released no other details at their briefing. The agency’s jurisdiction includes Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties in addition to the capital district.

The new cases bring the number of positive tests for the coronavirus in Nevada to 11. Three of those positive tests were announced on Wednesday.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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