Exactly a year after the first coronavirus case was recorded in Nevada, the state has reported 295,460 cases and 5,020 deaths.
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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 Wednesday reported 395 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional deaths, state data shows. The cumulative total of deaths from COVID-19 in the state stood at 4,987.
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Nevada on Thursday reported 390 additional cases of the coronavirus, along with eight new deaths, according to state data.
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The fatalities surpassed the 29 reported on July 31 and on Friday to set a mark for the biggest single-day increase in the death toll since the outbreak began.
There were 28 additional deaths reported across the state on Tuesday morning, and it was the first time since April that the state has reported more than 20 deaths in a single day.
Wednesday’s report marked the fourth time in the last five days the county has seen a daily increase of at least 500 cases.
Young people, who tend not to get as sick from the coronavirus, are largely behind the recent surge in the state to record case levels, even as deaths have been declining.
Clark County reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death over the preceding day, according to data posted Friday by the Southern Nevada Health District.
Clark County reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths over the preceding day, according to data posted Wednesday.
Clark County recorded 44 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths over the preceding day as the hospitalization rate from the disease continued to decline, data posted Tuesday showed.
Clark County recorded 114 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths over the preceding day, according to data posted Wednesday.
The new cases brought the total for the county to 5,463, while the death toll remained unchanged at 296, according to data posted by the Southern Nevada Health District.
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