On the final day of daily COVID-19 updates from state officials, Clark County added another 369 new cases and 20 deaths.
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Clark County on Friday recorded a seventh straight day with fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases as metrics continue to show a decline.
The Southern Nevada Health District also reported 27 deaths in the county over the preceding day, a figure likely inflated by the lack of reporting over the weekend.
Clark County on Thursday reported 581 new coronavirus cases and five deaths over the preceding day, but statewide reporting and other metrics were not available.
It was the second straight increase reported in the forward-looking metric, which stood at 7.0 percent as of Monday’s update.
New data from the state Department of Health and Human Services shows second-straight decrease in new cases average, as hospital group sees signs the surge is slowing.
The Southern Nevada Health District has identified the first known case of the B.1.617.2 strain in Clark County, the agency said in a news release.
All of the deaths recorded on Tuesday occurred in Clark County, according to data from the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.
Eligibility is expanding. High-risk residents 55 and older could also receive doses at pharmacies statewide starting next week.
Nevada registered its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a month, with 618 recorded over the preceding day, according to state data posted Thursday.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Thursday announced a seventh case of a more contagious coronavirus strain first discovered in the U.K has been detected in Clark County.
The long lines at the Las Vegas Convention Center were in part due to a high number of people seeking walk-in appointments, the Southern Nevada Health District said.
Nevada on Thursday reported 592 new coronavirus cases and 55 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The state Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reported, 1,681 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 additional deaths over the preceding day.
The spike in coronavirus cases in Nevada is pressuring hospitals, especially in Southern Nevada where a record 90 percent of licensed beds were full as of Friday.