Clark County COVID-19 positivity rate up again as other metrics fall

Clark County connected Monday reported 1,095 caller cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths implicit the preceding day, arsenic the trial positivity complaint registered its second-straight increase.

Data posted by the Southern Nevada Health District raised totals for the region to 325,035 cases of the illness and 5,765 deaths.

There were 365 caller cases per time erstwhile averaged implicit 3 days, which was beneath the 14-day moving mean of 381 per day. The longer word measure, however, roseate by 30 cases per time from the 351 reported connected Friday.

Fatalities from the illness caused by the caller coronavirus were conscionable implicit 7 per time erstwhile averaged implicit 3 days, somewhat supra the 14-day moving mean of six per day. The mean besides was little than the 7 deaths per time reported Friday.

Both longer-term measurements person been declining since late-August, with the two-week caller cases complaint falling 68 percent from the caller precocious of 1,193 connected Aug. 26 and deaths declining astir 73 percent from the caller precocious of 22 connected Aug. 29.

The county’s trial positivity rate, however, ticked higher by 0.1 percent constituent to 7.0 percent, the 2nd consecutive summation for the metric that tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are determined to beryllium infected. The rate, which is 55 percent beneath its caller precocious of 15.7 percent connected Aug. 8, is considered a starring indicator for the outbreak successful the authorities and volition carnivore watching successful the days ahead.

Hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients successful the region stood astatine 581 successful Monday’s report, down 20 from Friday. The fig remains good beneath its caller precocious of 1,168 connected Aug. 10, according to authorities data.

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.

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The state, meanwhile, reported 1,636 caller COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths implicit the preceding 3 days.

Updated figures posted by the Department of Health and Human Services pushed authorities totals to 428,043 COVID-19 cases and 7,315 deaths.

New cases were good beneath the 14-day moving mean of 612 per time erstwhile averaged implicit 3 days, portion the mean declined to 612 per time from 712 connected Friday, according to authorities data.

Deaths were close astatine the two-week moving mean of 10 per time erstwhile averaged implicit 3 days, portion the mean itself declined from 13 connected Friday, the information show.

Remembering Nevadans mislaid to COVID-19

The statewide trial positivity complaint continued its astir two-month slide, dipping by 0.1 percent constituent to 8.3 percent from the 8.4 reported connected Friday.

The fig of hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases successful the authorities besides retreated, falling by 85 from 863 reported Friday to 778. The fig has declined much than 33 percent from its caller precocious of 1,193 connected Aug. 17, authorities information show.

State information shows that 54.79 percent of the eligible 12-and-older colonisation is present afloat vaccinated, compared to 54.03 percent successful Clark County.

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