Nov. 30: Plumas reports 5 new COVID cases

The Plumas County Public Health Agency announced this evening, Nov. 30, there are 5 additional coronavirus cases:

Two residents from the Southern Region (Quincy/American Valley)

One resident from the Western Region (Chester/Lake Almanor)

Two residents from the Eastern Region (Graeagle/Portola)

There are now 220 total cases with 32 active, and the remainder recovered. A case is considered recovered based on time following a positive test (10 days) and the severity of the symptoms as monitored by Public Health.

Contact tracing investigations have started. If an exposed resident is identified during the investigation, the resident will be contacted by a member of the Public Health COVID-19 Response Team for further screening.

A breakdown of the total cases thus far looks like this:

Western Region (Lake Almanor): 43

Northern Region (Indian Valley): 22

Southern Region (Quincy/American Valley): 98

Eastern Region (Portola/Graeagle): 57