State officials say the surge is expected, but they aren’t sure if vaccination might dampen it or whether hospitalizations or deaths will rise as a consequence.
Clark County
Updated figures posted to the Department of Health and Human Services showed 458 new coronavirus cases and 11 additional deaths in the state over the preceding day.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 390 new coronavirus cases and four additional deaths over the previous day as the state’s positivity rate remained unchanged at 5.7 percent.
The state reported 405 new COVID-19 cases and 11 fatalities, though the figures could have been inflated by a backlog because the state has stopped posting weekend updates.
New cases were higher than the two-week moving average of new cases, which increased to 271 per day. The new report pushed the state’s case total to 313,680.
Nevada on Friday reported 562 new coronavirus cases and 22 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 436 new coronavirus cases and 11 additional deaths, according to state data.
Local leaders and environmentalists urged Clark County on Tuesday to adopt a conservation resolution.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 381 new coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada reported a high number of new coronavirus cases on Monday, but the figure was likely inflated after the state stopped reporting its COVID-19 metrics over the weekend.
The state Department of Health and Human Services also reported six additional deaths and a 0.2 percentage point rise in the test positivity rate to 5.7 percent.
Nevada on Thursday reported 549 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada’s key COVID-19 metrics remained elevated compared to recent lows, with 395 new cases of the disease and 14 deaths over the preceding day, according to state data.
The closely watched metric climbed back above the 5 percent benchmark recommended by the World Health Organization for the first time in nearly a month.
Nevada has called a temporary halt to the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine on Tuesday, heeding the recommendation of federal regulators.