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Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.
For the first time since September, daily new cases of COVID-19 dropped below 100 in Clark County, reaching some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
Nevada and three others states are the only ones in which all counties are experencing low levels of the virus.
After a post-Thanksgiving spike this month, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide continue to decline, new state data shows.
In a recent 17-month period, the two largest ambulance companies in Southern Nevada — AMR and MedicWest — have reached the 90 percent on-time contractual obligation with Clark County once and zero times, respectively.
Only one case has been reported in Clark County this month, as cases dwindle across the U.S. and other countries.
The Thanksgiving holiday is likely partially to blame for a steep increase in cases in the past week in Clark County and statewide.
Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent in Clark County, according to data released Wednesday by the state.
The patient was a man over the age of 50 with a compromised immune system.