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Humboldt county report | september 1, 2022

Change in COVID-19 Reporting Schedule

Please note that per direction from the Humboldt County Board of Health at the Monday, May 16, meeting, COVID-19 reporting for Humboldt County will now take place on the first day of each month. If you have questions or concerns about any COVID-related matter, please email nicole.maher@humboldtcountynv.gov.

Guidance Regarding Post-Infection Vaccination

REMINDER How soon after a COVID infection can you get vaccinated? Read more here.

Updated Quarantine and Isolation Guidance

REMINDER Humboldt County residents who are infected with the coronavirus should isolate for a minimum of five days. Read more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.

Updated Guidance on At-Home COVID-19 Tests

REMINDER With the increasing availability of at-home COVID-19 tests, Humboldt County has issued updated guidance. Read more here.

Humboldt County Vaccination Update

UPDATE As of Thursday, September 1, 18,519 (+228) total COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered including 8,235 (+23) initiated doses and 7,314 (+22) second doses. Currently, 48 percent of our population has initiated vaccination and 43 percent has completed vaccination.

Current Vaccination Opportunities

UPDATE The following vaccination opportunities are available in Humboldt County:

  • Walmart Pharmacy in Winnemucca is offering COVID-19 vaccines to Humboldt County residents. Vaccine type depends on age and availability. No appointment is necessary; drop by anytime during Pharmacy hours.
  • Ridley’s Pharmacy in Winnemucca is offering the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Humboldt County residents. Vaccine type depends on age and availability. No appointment is necessary; drop by anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, not including holidays.
  • The Community Health Nurse is not currently offering vaccination appointments; however, you may call (775) 623-6575 to place your name on a wait list.
  • 5- to 11-Year-Old Children are now eligible to be vaccinated. Read more here.

REMINDER Humboldt County has established a COVID-19 vaccine recorded information line in both English and Spanish. Call (775) 375-3200 to hear the latest about vaccine allocations, local distribution opportunities and changes as they occur.

COVID-19 Cases in Humboldt County

COUNTY CASES  As of Thursday, September 1, Humboldt County has been notified of 52 positive cases of COVID-19 for the month of August. The overall cumulative total is now 4048. In all, the county has 3980 recovered and 7 active cases. No local people are currently hospitalized and 3 local people have been hospitalized during the month. In all, 61 county residents have died, including one this month. Read the latest press release here.

COVID-19 GRAPHS The City of Winnemucca has stopped testing wastewater within the city limits for cumulative levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on July 12. The health board will no longer be able to use wastewater as a predictor of COVID-19 activity in the community, so please continue to be watchful of symptoms and test, quarantine and/or isolate as necessary.

COVID-19 TESTING COVID-19 testing locations in Humboldt County include:

  • Humboldt General Hospital - Humboldt General Hospital has closed its COVID-19 screening clinic. Patients now screen for COVID-19 through the Walk-In Clinic or through their HGH healthcare provider; three parking spots have been designated in front of the hospital’s Mizpah Street side entrance where patients are tested. All patients and/or visitors must wear masks. Humboldt General Hospital also is offering COVID-19 home tests free of charge at its main entrance and in patient clinics.
  • Golden Valley Medical Center - Private clinic owned by Nevada Gold offers screening for asymptomatic and symptomatic persons. Call (775) 625-4653 for an appointment.
  • HGH Emergency Department - Those who experience severe COVID-like symptoms should go directly to the HGH Emergency Department, which is open 24 hours a day, or call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance.

COVID-19 in Nevada

NEVADA RESPONSE DASHBOARD The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has updated its data dashboard tool to help Nevadans keep track of statewide COVID-19 numbers. The dashboard also includes vaccine information for each county. View the latest statewide testing and patient data here.

VACCINATION DASHBOARD The State of Nevada has debuted an influenza (flu) vaccination data dashboard designed to provide updates weekly on influenza vaccination coverage rates by county, age and gender across the state throughout the 2020-2021 influenza season; the dashboard also compares rates to the two previous flu seasons. The new tool will help Nevada’s fight against influenza, a critical step in the fight against COVID-19. For more information about the dashboard, go here. To view the dashboard, go here.

Humboldt County

REMINDER The Humboldt County Health Board and Humboldt General Hospital have collaborated on a flyer (below) that provides information on "alternative" COVID-19 care options from a request from local residents during a recent health board meeting. Officials said the information does not constitute medical advice and advised residents to visit with their medical provider before embarking on any healthcare regimen. Read more here.

Local COVID-19 information is available on the Humboldt County Facebook page @HumboldtCountyNV.

The Humboldt County Health Board has launched a Humboldt COVID-19 information page in Spanish: Humboldt Covid-19 Espanol. If you have friends, family or associates who would feel more comfortable receiving virus-related information in Spanish, please share this Facebook link with them or go to @CovidEspanol. Thank you.

City of Winnemucca

The City of Winnemucca offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For residents' convenience, water and sewer payments may be completed by phone (775-623-6340; 775-623-6338); online at xpressbillpay.com; or by dropping payment in the dropbox at the front door to City Hall, 90 W. 4th Street.

State of Nevada

May 20, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed a proclamation formally ending the Declaration of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proclamation is effective as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 20. Read more here.

May 10, Governor Steve Sisolak ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Nevada to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and state public buildings and grounds until sunset on May 16, 2022, to honor the more than 1,000,000 Americans and more than 10,000 Nevadans who have died from COVID-19. Read more here.

May 6, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced his intention to end the State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 20, 2022. The State of Emergency declaration has been in place since March 2020 and has allowed the state to respond to challenges brought forward by the pandemic. Read more here.

February 10, Governor Steve Sisolak announced that effective immediately, the State’s mask mandate has been lifted. Read more here.

February 2, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has announced that COVID-19 vaccination records can be accessed through the SMART Health QR Code tool. Read more here.

January 13, Governor Steve Sisolak announced that more than half a million take-home rapid COVID-19 tests are on the way to the State of Nevada and will be available to those in high need communities. Read more here.

November 30, Governor Steve Sisolak signed Emergency Directive 051, which adjusts the large gathering directive, giving flexibility to allow event operators to admit attendees under the age of 12, regardless of vaccination status. Nevadans aged 11 and under recently became authorized to receive the Pfizer vaccine and the state continues to conduct a robust vaccination campaign for Nevadans 11 and under.

November 22, Nevada’s COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated to include COVID-19 vaccination for those ages 5 to 11 years and additional doses for all eligible groups. Read more here.

Beginning Monday, October 4, Nevada’s COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated to include COVID-19 antigen test results and probable cases. A COVID-19 case is considered “confirmed” with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT) molecular test. A case is considered “probable” when a person has a positive antigen test result. Read more here.

The administration of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised has been authorized. Read more here.

Nevada has announced a new COVID-19 testing policy for all state employees who are not fully vaccinated. Read more here.

Nevada COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard has been updated to include vaccination statistics for youth ages 12 to 15. Read more here.

Organizations / Other

The Frontier Community Coalition has shared the flyer below. Special thanks to Rural Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator Valerie Cauhape Haskin for sharing this important information for residents in crisis.