Reaction has been swift since Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Nevada’s mask mandate was lifted.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the suspension of Nevada’s mask mandate at a virtual news conference Thursday, following the lead of other governors.
As the delta wave of COVID-19 recedes, optimism has crept into the public discussion: Could the worst be behind us? Experts say it could be, but many unknowns remain.
The new report pushed the state’s totals to 326,878 cases and 5,621 deaths. The two-week moving average of new cases increased slightly to 118.
But state test positivity rate drops slightly, to 5.5 percent, its lowest level since it recently peaked at 5.9 percent on April 17.
Nevada on Saturday reported 752 new coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Officials in Esmeralda County say the fewer than 1,000 residents are getting doses in other counties, but they can only guess how many have attained immunity.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
Updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought statewide totals to 248,568 cases and 3,467 deaths since the pandemic began.
Federal testing czar Brett Giroir called out the state for not distributing the Abbott BinaxNOW tests sent to them.