Nevada on Monday reported that 1,224 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in the state, surpassing the peak of the virus’ second wave last summer.
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Proponents of face masks on college campuses this fall on Friday urged the Nevada Board of Regents to go beyond a mandate for employees OK’d by the Clark County Commission.
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.
Positivity rate also jumps sharply to 9.5 as deaths remain above two-week moving average.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 287 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths over the preceding day, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Clark County School District and Nevada colleges aren’t planning to drop policies requiring mask-wearing on campuses and offices.
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 Wednesday reported 464 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths over the preceding day, but hospitalizations were lowest in more than a month.
The Southern Nevada Health District has identified the first known case of the B.1.617.2 strain in Clark County, the agency said in a news release.
All of the deaths recorded on Tuesday occurred in Clark County, according to data from the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.
Formerly an emergency response to school closures, distance learning may become a permanent fixture on Nevada’s learning landscape.
State officials say the surge is expected, but they aren’t sure if vaccination might dampen it or whether hospitalizations or deaths will rise as a consequence.
New cases were higher than the two-week moving average of new cases, which increased to 271 per day. The new report pushed the state’s case total to 313,680.
Updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services put Nevada’s cumulative totals at 300,680 cases and 5,161 deaths.
Many of those who are not yet eligible to receive doses under state rules are using a “Vaccine Hunters” Facebook group to cut in line.