Despite recent eligibility expansion, the number of Clark County residents receiving the COVID-19 vaccine slowed substantially in recent days, a new report shows.
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Clark County will start to use a new statewide COVID-19 vaccine registration system next week, replacing individual systems used by local governments.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday announced an initiative aimed at distributing the coronavirus vaccine more equitably across racial and ethnic groups in Clark County.
State biostatistician Kyra Morgan addressed the governor’s COVID-19 task force on a day in which 1,747 new cases of the disease and 46 deaths were reported.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
At Thursday’s task force meeting, Nevada COVID-19 response director Caleb Cage asked county leaders for recommendations on what action the governor should take.
The state’s seven-day average of new cases also surpassed 1,000 for the first time since August, and hospitalizations across the state continued to climb.
The seven-day average of new cases rose to 559 on Monday. Nevada’s COVID-19 response director said he expects to see an increase in deaths by mid-November.
Clark County announced the largest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with 342 reported.
More than 11,000 cases of the disease have been identified statewide, the vast majority of which have recovered.