Updates
Health District launches text message, email notification system for close contacts to COVID-19 cases
Reno, Sparks Nev. Jan. 11, 2022. The Washoe County Health District (WCHD) is supplementing COVID-19 disease investigation efforts and improving efficiency by launching an automated text messaging and email notification system designed to notify residents who are a...
Regional Information Center update about COVID-19 tests in Washoe County
Jan. 7, 2021. Reno/Sparks, NV – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading quickly in Washoe County and creating high demand for COVID-19 tests. Washoe County recently contracted with NorthShore Lab to augment testing capacity by adding four locations around the...
Recent wastewater testing reports increased amount of COVID-19 Omicron variant
Surveillance detected a 10-fold increase in COVID-19 overall
UPDATED: Northshore Labs COVID-19 testing no longer available in Washoe County
Visit one of four locations for drive-through testing 7-days a week
2nd Omicron COVID-19 case confirmed in Washoe County
Reno, Sparks Nev. Dec. 22, 2021. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) has confirmed the second case with the COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Washoe County. The individual who tested positive for this variant is a male in his early 30s, fully vaccinated but...
Washoe County Health District Reports First Case of COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Washoe County
Reno, Sparks Nev. Dec. 20, 2021. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) has confirmed the first case with the COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Washoe County. The individual who tested positive for this variant is a male in his early 50s, fully vaccinated and...