But that doesn’t mean that older people who get the virus are more likely to die than they were earlier in the pandemic, one expert says.
Clark County
Cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide plateau this week after increasing the prior week for the first time in three months.
Individuals can make appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations, routine immunizations and monkeypox vaccinations.
Both hospitalizations and cases continue to decline in Clark County and Nevada.
Most metrics have been on the rise for months, but the rate of the increase has gone up in recent weeks.
Clark County’s case rate per 100,000 people, another key CDC metric, also increased this week from 86.07 to 110.69.
Clark County saw another jump in COVID-19 metrics this week. Hospitalizations also have increased.
All major COVID-19 metrics increased over the last week in Clark County, according to a weekly report released Wednesday.
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