Nevada County’s Public Health Officer is on board with wearing face masks if you go outside, but also says it’s “too little, and too early” to tell if the coronavirus curve is beginning to flatten. Doctor Ken Cutler says the reason covering your face when you go out is not a bad idea, is because it’s been learned that people can spread the virus before they show symptoms…

You could be that person, so wearing a mask could protect others. And while this week could be the worst in the nation for Covid-19 deaths, Cutler says there’s not enough data to indicate if the number of cases is starting to slow…

The number of coronavirus cases in Nevada County stands at 32, with one death. You’ve heard it a million times by now, but Cutler says the best way to slow or stop the spread of the virus is to keep practicing social distancing, stay at home unless you absolutely have to go out, and wash your hands frequently.

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