Health officials reported another surge in new coronavirus cases Sunday morning.
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Health officials reported 1,177 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday morning.
There are 1,276 new cases of the coronavirus, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services’ website.
The state’s positivity rate, which is calculated by the Review-Journal as the total cases divided by the number of people who have been tested since the start of the pandemic, rose by 0.02 percentage points on Sunday to reach 12.48 percent.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety announced Monday that Col. Anne Carpenter has been appointed as the first woman to lead the Nevada Highway Patrol.
State health officials on Sunday reported 609 new coronavirus cases in Nevada, a day after recording the biggest one-day jump since mid-August.
State health officials on Saturday recorded 967 new cases of coronavirus in Nevada, the biggest one-day jump since mid-August.
That brings the total number of confirmed cases to 85,799 and the death toll to 1,661, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website.
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.
The total number of confirmed cases stands at 78,728 as of Sunday morning.
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Nevada reported 385 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with three additional deaths, according to the state Department of Health and Human Service’s website.
The cases raised the state total to 68,908. The death total in Nevada was unchanged, at 1,302.
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During a press conference Monday, Highway Patrol Lt. Col. Daniel Solow said both troopers have been with the agency for about three years and were assigned to Primm.