Because it can be 14 days before a person exposed to the virus becomes ill, it will be a couple of weeks before any spike occurs associated with holiday gatherings.
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The Southern Nevada Water Authority has been testing wastewater for the presence of the coronavirus since March.
The update brings the state totals to 150,527 coronavirus cases and 2,136 deaths since the pandemic began.
There were 2,912 new coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 24 additional fatalities, state data shows.
Case totals and positivity rates have been increasing since mid-September, and the number of weekly deaths has increased in November.
A day after Nevada surpassed 3,000 new cases in a single day for the first time, the state reported another 2,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Nevada health officials say they are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment, balancing policy and political considerations along with data.
There were 3,159 new coronavirus cases and 24 additional deaths reported in Nevada on Wednesday, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The university announced Tuesday it is suspending in-person events and lowering occupancy rates to 25 percent in a few campus buildings.
There were 2,853 new coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday, along with 24 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ website.