Nevada no longer has one of the worst COVID-19 vaccination rates per capita in the U.S., according to federal data released Thursday.
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State data posted Friday also shows that more than 1 million people in Nevada have now been tested for the new coronavirus.
The Nevada State Public Charter Authority will bring a recommendation to its board that would allow Clark County campuses to bring more students back for in-person instruction.
The new figures reported Sunday bring the total number of confirmed cases in Nevada to 82,100 and the death toll to 1,623, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada’s first reported case of the coronavirus was March 5. In the months that have passed, the state has seen a drop in its seven-day average of new cases and hospitalizations are down.
Clark County recorded 137 additional COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths overnight, according to data posted early Monday by the Southern Nevada Health District.