Clark County’s COVID-19 metrics flatline; mask mandate still in place

Clark County connected Wednesday reported 385 caller coronavirus cases and 20 deaths, but inactive appeared to beryllium a ways disconnected from hitting the criteria needed to exit Gov. Steve Sisolak’s disguise mandate.

The county’s trial positivity rate, which tracks the radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, held dependable astatine 7.0 percent. That translated to 7.33 percent utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s preferred 7-day rate, which puts the region successful a “moderate” transmission tier.

State and region officials way trial positivity complaint connected a 14-day increment.

CDC information showed that Clark County had a lawsuit complaint of 139.54 per 100,000 people, a flimsy summation from a week earlier but inactive importantly abbreviated of the fig needed to exit the disguise mandate.

To bash that a region indispensable grounds back-to-back weeks with a positivity complaint of 8.0 percent oregon little and grounds less than 50 caller COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents.

State officials volition officially update Nevada’s disguise guidelines connected Wednesday afternoon, but CDC information showed that astir of the authorities remains successful the “high” transmission tier. Esmeralda County, with nary cases reported recently, is successful the “low” tier, portion White Pine County is successful the “moderate” tier.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region accrued by one, jumping from 557 connected Tuesday to 558, according to information from the authorities Department of Health and Human Services.

Other COVID-19 metrics for the region were mixed.

Updated figures posted by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed totals for the region to 325,872 cases and 5,801 deaths.

While caller cases were again higher than the two-week moving mean of 348 per day, the mean itself continued its caller downward inclination by dropping from 356 reported connected Tuesday. The two-week moving mean of fatalities successful the region held dependable astatine seven.

The state, meanwhile, reported 621 caller COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths implicit the preceding day. That brought totals to 429,555 cases and 7,367 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases besides declined, dropping to 541 per time from 559 connected Tuesday. The two-week mean for fatalities held astatine 11 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 8.2 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases dropped to 748, 10 little than connected Tuesday. That fig besides has been falling since precocious August.

As of Wednesday’s report, authorities information amusement that 54.94 percent of Nevadans 12 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared to 54.18 percent successful Clark County.

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