Nevada reports 230 new coronavirus cases, 1 death

Nevada public health officials on Sunday reported 230 new coronavirus cases and one additional death.

The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought Nevada’s cumulative totals to 296,190 cases and 5,037 deaths.

New cases fell below the 14-day moving average of 263 cases per day. Nevada is averaging six deaths per day over the same period.

Health officials in many rural counties have stopped working on weekends, affecting weekend reporting, Nevada’s COVID-19 response director has said.

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The state’s 14-day positivity rate, a key disease indicator that essentially tracks the percentage of people tested for COVID-19 who are found to be infected, reached 6.5 percent, officials reported Sunday. The rate has been decreasing since mid-January, when it peaked at 21.6 percent, according to state data.

Meanwhile, Clark County officials reported 173 new cases, bringing the local cumulative case total to 228,665. The only death reported in the state Sunday came from Clark County, pushing the local death toll to 3,931.

County numbers are included in statewide totals.

The county’s 14-day positivity rate decreased Sunday, reaching 7.1 percent, according to state data. That is a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the previous day.

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