New cases, deaths and the positivity rate all showed declines in state data reported Tuesday.
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The new high in fatalities came just eight days after the state broke the previous high mark of the coronavirus pandemic.
The updated figures posted to the state Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website brought cumulative totals for Nevada to 253,985 cases and 3,596 deaths.
The state on Friday reported 2,866 new coronavirus cases and 55 additional fatalities, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The boom in new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services came a day after the state set a new record for daily deaths with 60.
The updated figures posted to the state Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website brought state totals to 235,455 cases and 3,235 deaths.
The fatalities from the disease and new cases of COVID-19 reported by the state over the preceding day were well above the 14-day rolling averages.
The latest figures pushed the state totals to 212,211 cases and 2,916 deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The health district announced it received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, the second drug to win emergency authorization from the federal government.
Nevada set a somber milestone for most coronavirus deaths in one week on Saturday, surpassing the previous benchmark reached just a week ago. The state’s new cases also boosted total case numbers past 200,000.
Nevada on Friday reported 35 new coronavirus deaths and 2,878 additional cases, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada reported improvement Thursday in most of the major COVID-19 metrics it tracks, but state officials warned that the slowdown observed in recent days may be temporary.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 57 deaths from the disease over the preceding day, as 2,366 additional cases were below recent levels.
The fatalities tied for the second highest number of deaths recorded in a single day since the pandemic arrived in Nevada in early March.
The spike in coronavirus cases in Nevada is pressuring hospitals, especially in Southern Nevada where a record 90 percent of licensed beds were full as of Friday.
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