Official case counts can be misleading, with a new study showing more than three uncounted cases for every confirmed case.
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Updated figures posted by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed totals in the county to 347,863 cases and 6,279 deaths.
New cases of COVID-19 continued to climb in Clark County over the preceding three days, a course reversal that could signal another surge of the disease is beginning.
A Mineral County man first infected with the delta variant tests positive 22 days for a new substrain of the virus known as AY.26.
New cases, deaths, hospitalizations and positivity rate all dropped from the prior week, though the descent in the new cases rate slowed.
Key COVID-19 metrics add to mounting evidence that Clark County’s surge is waning at the same time the spread of the disease is accelerating in other parts of the state.
Updated data posted by the state Department of Health and Human Services on the state’s coronavirus website pushed the state’s case total to 337,259.
Nevada on Thursday reported 386 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought statewide totals to 284,590 cases and 4,522 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
The state ranked 44th, landing alongside neighboring California, Arizona and Idaho.
The state on Friday reported 2,866 new coronavirus cases and 55 additional fatalities, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The state COVID Task Force Thursday eased two of three criteria used to determine elevated risk of coronavirus spread across Nevada’s 17 counties.
Nevada reported an additional 480 cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, along with 13 new deaths, according to state data.
Gov. Steve Sisolak promoted flu shots for Nevada residents by getting his vaccination Tuesday in Las Vegas.
State data posted Tuesday showed 137 new cases of COVID-19 — the lowest one-day gain in nearly three months — and no new deaths over the preceding day.