Clark County reports most new COVID-19 cases in nearly 3 months

Clark County connected Thursday reported the astir caller cases of COVID-19 successful a azygous time successful astir 3 months.

The 796 caller coronavirus cases added successful updated information from the Southern Nevada Health District was the astir since the territory reported 824 caller cases connected Sept. 11, conscionable arsenic the summertime surge of the illness was opening to decline.

The territory besides reported 3 COVID-19 deaths during the preceding day, bringing cumulative totals successful the region to 348,659 cases and 6,282 deaths.

New cases were much than treble the two-week moving mean of 339 per day, which accrued by 15 from 324 connected Wednesday, according to authorities data. The two-week moving mean of regular fatalities successful the region held dependable astatine 5 per day.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region accrued by eight, to 582, the authorities information showed.

The county’s 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, accrued 0.1 percent constituent to 7.4 percent. That fig fell to a caller debased of 5.8 percent successful aboriginal November earlier opening to rise.

All 4 cardinal COVID-19 metrics successful the region had been falling steadily since mid- to precocious August earlier starting to dilatory ascent astatine the commencement of November.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

Apart from Thursday’s caller cases number, levels of the illness successful the region inactive stay good beneath those seen during the summertime surge, but the caller increases raised concerns that different spike of the illness caused by the caller coronavirus whitethorn beryllium starting. Adding to those concerns is the emergence of the omicron variant, which has not yet been detected successful Nevada but is expected to travel to the Silver State and the accomplishment of the holidays, which tin marque it easier for the microorganism to spread.

The state, meanwhile, reported 992 caller COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths during the preceding day. It was the highest single-day fig of caller cases reported by the Department of Health and Human Services since aboriginal October.

Updated figures posted by the section raised Nevada’s totals to 463,803 cases and 8,153 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases accrued to 451 per time from 434 connected Wednesday. The two-week mean for fatalities returned to 7 per time a time aft it climbed to eight.

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.

County numbers are included successful the statewide totals.

Of the state’s different intimately watched metrics, the state’s two-week trial positivity complaint accrued 0.1 percent constituent to 7.4 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases roseate to 693, 4 much than connected Wednesday.

As of Thursday’s report, authorities information amusement that 53.17 percent of Nevadans 5 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared with 52.43 percent successful Clark County.

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