New cases were slightly above the daily average of nearly 520 over the preceding week, and fatalities were slightly above the daily average of nearly 17 for the period.
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In a partnership with the federal and state governments, Clark County will administer up to 60,000 coronavirus tests over 14 days, marking its most ambitious effort yet to identify the spread in Southern Nevada.
The state Department of Health and Human Services and the Southern Nevada Health District reported 253 and 152 new cases, respectively, but deaths remained high with 20 added.
Nevada recorded 403 new cases of COVID-19 over the preceding day, but fatalities from the disease rose by 30 — the fourth-highest one-day increase of the outbreak.
This month, Nevada officials began analyzing disease investigation data to identify businesses and specific locations where infected residents may have been exposed to the virus.
New figures posted on the state’s nvhealthresponse.nv.gov website, bringing the case total for the state to 66,010 and the death toll to 1,200.
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
After several below-average new cases reports, the metric rebounded to its highest level in a week, well above the daily average of just over 667 for the preceding week.
Nevada reported 556 new cases of COVID-19 and a record 38 deaths on Thursday, as the death toll in Clark County surpassed 1,000.
Nevada recorded 389 new cases of the disease over the preceding day, but saw its second-highest one-day increase in deaths with 32, according to state data posted Wednesday.