Nevada on Wednesday reported 57 deaths from the disease over the preceding day, as 2,366 additional cases were below recent levels.
Clark County
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.
After being interrupted by a man shouting election conspiracy theories, Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria told media that the county will provide an update on election numbers on Thursday morning.
More than 82,000 Clark County residents cast ballots on Election Day with mostly manageable lines and few problems, but a technology issue early in the day forced 30 voting locations to extend polling hours.
Incomplete voting totals show that the final day of the two-week early voting period — traditionally the busiest — saw the highest turnout of voters.
There were 571 additional coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Wednesday, along with 10 new deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
State officials on Wednesday reported 565 new cases of the coronavirus and five additional deaths in Nevada.
With more than two weeks until the election, more than twice as many Nevada voters have returned ballots by mail than in the entire 2016 election.
Shorter lines were seen on the second day of voting in Clark County, but voters still turned out in robust numbers with some 17,000 casting ballots as of 3 p.m. Sunday,
Las Vegas attorney Christy Craig is targeting incumbent Judge Rob Bare’s seat on the District Court Department 32 bench.
Las Vegas attorney David López-Negrete is running against incumbent Judge David Jones for Clark County District Court Judge in Department 29 this November.
Attorneys Jacob Reynolds and Tara Clark Newberry are seeking the open seat in Department 21, after incumbent Judge Valerie Adair decided not to seek re-election.
An old murder case in which a man was later found innocent has resurfaced in the race for Department 19 that pits William Kephart against attorney Crystal Eller.
A Family Court hearing master and a local attorney with 24 years of experience in Nevada are running for the judicial seat of a Family Court judge who didn’t seek re-election.
Justice Charles Hoskin intends to continue using his 11 years of experience on the bench, while challenger attorney Thomas Kurtz is focused on guardianship cases.