Clark County COVID-19 deaths static as other key metrics slide

Clark County connected Wednesday saw astir of its large COVID-19 metrics proceed to autumn arsenic it reported conscionable 333 caller coronavirus cases and 11 deaths recorded during the preceding day.

Updated numbers posted by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed totals for the region to 328,218 cases and 5,873 deaths.

New cases were supra the two-week moving mean of 298 per day, which was down from 310 connected Tuesday. The two-week moving mean of regular fatalities successful the region was unchanged astatine six.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region decreased by 22, to 503, according to information from the authorities Department of Health and Human Services.

The county’s 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, fell by 0.1 percent constituent to 6.5 percent.

All 4 cardinal COVID-19 metrics successful the region person been falling reasonably steadily since mid- to late-August.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

The state, meanwhile, reported 649 caller COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths implicit the preceding day. That brought totals to 433,510 cases and 7,484 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases declined to 477 per time from 495 connected Tuesday. The two-week mean for fatalities held dependable astatine 10 per day.

State and region wellness agencies often redistribute regular information aft it is reported to amended bespeak the day of decease oregon onset of symptoms, which is wherefore the moving-average inclination lines often disagree from regular reports and are considered amended indicators of the absorption of the outbreak.

Of the state’s different intimately watched metrics, the two-week trial positivity complaint declined 0.1 percent points to 7.4 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases fell to 675, 36 fewerthan connected Tuesday. That fig besides has been falling since precocious August.

As of Wednesday’s report, authorities information amusement that 55.43 percent of Nevadans 12 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared to 54.67 percent successful Clark County. That fig fluctuates wide passim the state. Washoe County has the state’s highest vaccination rate, astatine 64.54 percent, portion Storey County has the lowest astatine 19.99 percent.

Storey County besides has the highest existent trial positivity complaint successful the state, astatine 33.3 percent.

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Contact Jonah Dylan astatine jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan connected Twitter.