Parents are urged to register incoming kindergarten students as the district sets a strict age cutoff rule this year.
The county adds that no public exposures were reported for these cases, who had been asked to quarantine.
As the weather heats up in northern Nevada, more grasses and pollen will be produced, and when our bodies overreact to those things, we get the symptoms of allergies.
Northern Nevada Public Health has provided an update to respiratory illness numbers in the region.
Whooping cough is still a concern in our community, especially for parents of school-aged children.
Washoe County is showing an increase in flu and RSV cases, with more cases of the flu now than there were at this time last year.
Northern Nevada Public Health is reporting increased rates of whooping cough in the region.
According to a letter sent to families of Galena High School students last week, people at the school may have been exposed to whooping cough.
Flu activity remains elevated while RSV cases continue to rise and COVID-19 activity remains low, in the latest weekly update.
Local health officials say they are concerned after the United States withdrew its membership from the World Health Organization.