The state reported 24 deaths and 993 new cases, the first time in two weeks that the daily case number was less than 1,000.
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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.
Military personnel from all over the country come to Nellis to participate in the exercises, which take place three times a year.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 692 new coronavirus cases and six deaths over the preceding day as the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate continued to increase.
Positivity rate also jumps sharply to 9.5 as deaths remain above two-week moving average.
Motorists traveling from Las Vegas to California on Monday after the Fourth of July holiday faced major delays at the state line.
Nevada’s case count continues to rise at a significant rate, and the state now has a higher 7-day case rate per 100,000 people than any other state in the country.
Nevada on Monday reported 634 new coronavirus cases over the preceding three days.
A fire that started in an area of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Monday is now 40 percent contained, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
A launch ramp is closed after a front-end loader slipped into Lake Mead, the National Park Service said Monday.
The new report pushed the state’s totals to 326,878 cases and 5,621 deaths. The two-week moving average of new cases increased slightly to 118.
Nevada’s two-week positivity rate, which essentially tracks the percentage of people tested for COVID-19 who are found to be infected, dropped slightly to 3.4 percent.
Nevada on Tuesday reported a coronavirus test positivity rate of 3.8 percent, its lowest in nearly a year.
The new report pushed the state’s case total to 322,757.
But state test positivity rate drops slightly, to 5.5 percent, its lowest level since it recently peaked at 5.9 percent on April 17.