The two-week moving average of new cases, which now stands at 468, has been climbing since it reached a low of 132 on June 5.
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Nevada on Thursday reported 436 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths over the preceding day as the state positivity rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent.
Nevada on Saturday reported 442 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional deaths, according to state data.
Nevada on Saturday reported 813 new coronavirus cases and 31 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
After state officials warned that the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire , Nevada on Friday set a record for new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
In May, the Nevada Department of Corrections had tested less than half of 1 percent of its prisoners for the coronavirus, but now more than 6,700 people in the prison facilities have been tested, officials said.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported 242 more cases of the coronavirus in Clark County as of Saturday morning, but no additional deaths.
As of Monday, 56 of Nevada’s nearly 12,500 state prisoners have been tested for the coronavirus, representing less than half a percent of inmates.
The Summerlin residents who were stuck on the Grand Princess cruise ship said they were tested for the coronavirus on Friday.