Nevada County’s coronavirus case count has spiked up again, up 14 from the previous day, at 197. But Doctor Brian Evans, the President and CEO of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, says our recent surge has still not impacted the number of hospitalizations, which are currently at zero…

Meanwhile, around 60-percent of cases, statewide, are reported for the 18-to-49-year-old age group. Evans says younger people are likely feeling “COVID fatigue” more and have been guilty of being part of large home gatherings that haven’t been restricted to household or close family members and where people haven’t been practicing proper social distancing or wearing masks. He’s also optimistic that the coronavirus won’t make the traditional flu season this winter worse than normal…

63 of the 197 cases are active. And it appears the disparity between western and eastern Nevada County is narrowing. Nine of the most recent cases are from the west, now at a total of 84. There are 113 in the east. Eight days ago, there were 159 cases.