Reno County commissioners and the county’s health officer agreed on Tuesday that individual school districts in the county should each draft their own reopening plan for the coming school year — rather than have a countywide plan — and have the county health officer review it for recommendations. Reno County Health Department director Nick Baldetti, meanwhile, advised it will probably be at least another two weeks — and possibly three to five — before the county sees the effects of a mandatory mask order imposed in the county two weeks ago. That estimate is based on data from Douglas County, which he said has developed a good model for measuring the success of interventions in reducing the spread of the virus, he said. Contributing to the data lag in measuring success are continuing delays in getting test results back promptly, with results now taking 10 days and longer, Baldetti said.
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