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.
Clark County
All of the deaths recorded on Tuesday occurred in Clark County, according to data from the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.
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 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.
A day after Gov. Steve Sisolak implored Nevadans to stay home for two weeks to contain the recent coronavirus spike, the state again reported more than 1,000 new cases.
There were 21 more deaths from COVID-19 in Clark County as of Saturday morning, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.