Most Clark County coronavirus metrics continued their decline Friday, ending a third week of decreasing COVID-19 rates.
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Clark County’s COVID-19 test positivity rate blew past the peak of the summer surge of the disease, according to state and local data posted Tuesday.
Hospitalizations also have risen over the past week, while the declines in deaths and test positivity rate have stalled.
Unlike the traditional molecular tests that are considered more accurate, antigen tests can return results in about 15 minutes instead of days.
The shift from the CDC’s ‘substantial’ transmission risk category highlights progress in slowing the spread of the disease, but more work remains to exit the state’s mask mandate.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive Wednesday related to face coverings and other mitigation strategies for K-12 county school district, charter school and private school settings within Nevada.
Sen. Jacky Rosen said Tuesday she does not support requiring vaccine passports for local events, pointing to continued COVID-19 mitigation efforts and improving vaccination rates.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 476 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths, according to state data.
The state reported 18 new deaths over the preceding day on Thursday, bringing the cumulative total of fatalities in the state to 5,005.
Nevada on Thursday reported 889 new coronavirus cases and 51 additional deaths over the preceding day, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.