There were 2,912 new coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 24 additional fatalities, state data shows.
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Nevada health officials say they are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment, balancing policy and political considerations along with data.
The university announced Tuesday it is suspending in-person events and lowering occupancy rates to 25 percent in a few campus buildings.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
The moves come as most U.S. states are identifying new cases at record rates. Many are also shattering their previous hospitalization records from this summer.
Since the start of the pandemic, 646 Nevada prisoners have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Issues with the Southern Nevada Health District’s website prevented registrations and access on the portal to test results.
It is too soon for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plea to residents to stay home as much as possible for two weeks to be reflected in the data, state officials said.
Health officials reported 1,177 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday morning.
Hospital officials are alarmed by steeply rising COVID-19 cases in Northern Nevada.
More than 80 percent of the 525 inmates at a Carson City prison have tested positive for coronavirus, according to results released Friday by the Nevada Department of Corrections.
After state officials warned that the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire , Nevada on Friday set a record for new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
Nevada reported 1,322 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, along with seven additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Numbers of cases, testing positivity rate, hospitalizations are all trending upwards in the state.
The Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that gatherings of more than 1,000 people not be approved for the time being.