No coronavirus cases reported yet in Nevada with 14 testing negative, 208 individuals under supervision

Fourteen people have tested negative for the novel coronavirus with still no confirmed cases in Nevada, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday evening.
Another 208 non-symptomatic individuals are currently under supervision here, either because they have recently traveled from an affected region or they have had close contact with a traveler. An additional 216 people have finished undergoing monitoring by the state and have been determined to have no risk.
The state has also announced that it will post weekly updates on the COVID-19 situation on a new website. All updates will be posted by Thursday at 5 p.m.
At least 152 patients in the U.S. have been treated for the disease across 16 states — including neighboring California, Oregon, Arizona and Utah — as of Wednesday evening. Eleven people have died from the disease in the United States, including an elderly adult from Placer County, Calif. who recently took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico, where health officials believe he was likely exposed to the disease.
The death was the first outside of the state of Washington and the nearest to Nevada, with Placer County sharing a border with Washoe County.
Dr. Ihsan Azzam, Nevada’s chief medical officer, said Monday that a coronavirus outbreak in the state is “not a question of if, it’s when.”
In the meantime, state health officials are reminding patients in Nevada to call their health care provider if they believe they have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, including fever, cough and shortness of breath, and notify them if they have traveled to an affected area within the last 14 days or been in close contact with someone known to have contracted the disease.
Health care providers hold the responsibility for determining, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whether a patient should be tested.
Officials are also recommending that people avoid close contact with those who are sick, stay home from work and school when they are sick, cover their noses and mouths while sneezing and coughing, wash their hands often with soap and water, avoid touching their eyes, noses and mouths and clean and disinfection frequently touched surfaces at home, work and school.
There is currently no treatment designed specifically for COVID-19. Patients are advised to drink fluids, rest and take over-the-counter pain and fever medications. Those with more severe symptoms may require medical care or hospitalization.
