Category: Court News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Department of Public Health (MCDPH)-Nursing has been notified this afternoon (4/5/20) of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The individual is in isolation and recovering at home. Our nurses are currently in the process of the contact investigation. There are now 10 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, six in Kingman, and two in Bullhead City. One of the 18 passed away and became the first COVID-19-related death in the county. This person was over the age of 65 and had other underlying health conditions and had been…

LAKE HAVASU CITY -Friday evening, April 3, MCDPH-Nursing received notification of a positive COVID-19 test result in the Lake Havasu City area. The patient, an adult, is currently hospitalized. Our nurses will initiate the case investigation and identify close contacts. There are now a total of 13confirmed cases in Mohave County, six in Lake Havasu City, two in Bullhead City, and five in Kingman. Mohave County Public Health Director Denise Burley says “These additional increases in positive cases across the county indicates a stronger presence of COVID-19 in our communities. The county will begin providing aggregate case data (age ranges, gender)…

LAKE HAVASU CITY -Friday evening, April 3, MCDPH-Nursing received notification of a positive COVID-19 test result in the Lake Havasu City area. The patient, an adult, is currently hospitalized. Our nurses will initiate the case investigation and identify close contacts. There are now a total of 13confirmed cases in Mohave County, six in Lake Havasu City, two in Bullhead City, and five in Kingman. Mohave County Public Health Director Denise Burley says “These additional increases in positive cases across the county indicates a stronger presence of COVID-19 in our communities. The county will begin providing aggregate case data (age ranges, gender)…

“All Residents & Visitors Stay Home Unless Absolutely Necessary” MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 2, 2020) – This morning (04/03/20) the Mohave County Public Health Department received two positive COVID-10 test results in the county. One case, an adult, is out of the Lake Havasu City service area, and is in isolation, recovering at home. This individual is epidemiologically linked to one of the previous LHC cases. The second case, also an adult, is out of the Kingman service area and is isolation and recovering at home as well. Our nurses have begun the case investigations and will be working with the…

The Mohave County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed the 9th positive case of COVID-19 in the Bullhead City service area. The individual, an adult, is being treated in the hospital under strict isolation protocols. Shortly thereafter, the county Department of Public Health confirmed the 10th positive case of COVID-19.  This one is in the Lake Havasu City service area. The individual, an adult, is not hospitalized at this time and recovering at home. There are now a total of ten confirmed cases in Mohave County, four in Lake Havasu City, two in Bullhead City, and four in Kingman. Mohave County Public…

Additional restrictions are being imposed to promote public health and prevent spread of the coronavirus at the Mohave County courthouse in Kingman. Various social distancing and operations changes were previously implemented under an Administrative Order issued last month by Presiding Judge Charles Gurtler.    Three of the four judges who hear criminal cases have now ramped up restrictions to the point that mostly only court personnel will appear in person for hearings. In-custody defendants will mostly appear by video and others will participate by teleconference when criminal cases are heard by Judges Rick Lambert, Derek Carlisle and Doug Camacho.    “No in-person…