50% of eligible Nevadans now vaccinated against COVID-19, state says

Nevada passed a large milestone successful its conflict against the coronavirus connected Friday arsenic it passed the 50 percent people for vaccination of eligible residents.

New COVID-19 information posted by the authorities Department of Health and Human Services to the state’s coronavirus website showed 1.34 cardinal vaccinations completed, representing 50.02 percent of Nevadans 12 and older who are eligible to person the shots.

Gov. Steven Sisolak applauded the accomplishment successful a quality release, which besides noted that much than 60 percent of eligible Nevadans person present initiated vaccination.

“This is an unthinkable milestone to scope and I americium truthful thankful to everyone who made the prime to support themselves, their household and their assemblage by getting the COVID-19 vaccine,” helium said. “We cognize determination is much enactment to beryllium done and we volition stay focused connected promoting vaccine opportunities passim the state. I impulse everyone who has been vaccinated to archer a friend, household subordinate oregon loved 1 astir the value of vaccination and promote them to get their changeable too.”

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The authorities besides reported 1,207 caller COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths implicit the preceding day.

Hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients accrued to 1,297, up 46 from Thursday.

Updated information connected the authorities trial positivity complaint was not instantly available.

The Southern Nevada Health District had not yet updated information for Clark County for the preceding day.

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