Nevada COVID Cases Increase To 5

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The data provided below will be updated weekly and all data are provisional and subject to change as we continue our investigation.

 

Test Results for Persons Under Investigation (PUI)*
Last updated 3/10/2020, 1:00 PM
Confirmed**	1
Presumptive†	4
Negative***	168
*According to the latest CDC guidelines, PUI are individuals with COVID-19 symptoms—but not necessarily the virus—who may have been exposed through close contact with a confirmed case, travel to an affected region, or who have severe respiratory illness requiring hospitalization with no more likely diagnosis and no source of exposure has been identified.  **Confirmed: Persons who tested positive for COVID-19 by CDC †Presumptive: Persons who tested positive for COVID-19 by a state or local laboratory and CDC confirmation is pending. ***Negative: Persons who have tested negative for COVID-19 and for whom no further follow up is needed.  http://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/OPHIE/dta/Hot_Topics/Coronavirus/