Nevada COVID-19 deaths remain stubbornly high even as new cases recede

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Nevada passed the latest successful a year-and-a-half’s worthy of grim milestones connected Friday arsenic the state’s COVID-19 decease toll surpassed 7,000.

The study by the authorities Department of Health and Human Services served arsenic a stark reminder that portion each 4 of the state’s large disease-tracking metrics person been trending little successful caller weeks — peculiarly successful Clark County — a batch of Nevadans are inactive dying from the caller coronavirus.

With 1 time of reporting remaining, the authorities already had recorded the highest fig of COVID-19-related deaths successful a week since mid-February, according to information maintained by the Review-Journal.

The 170 deaths reported from Monday done Friday were the astir since 174 were counted during the week ending Feb. 20, arsenic the state’s fearsome wintertime surge was opening to recede. They besides were good supra the highest of the smaller summertime surge, erstwhile 153 deaths were reported successful the week ending Aug. 28, erstwhile different illness metrics besides were peaking.

Saturday’s figures, which won’t beryllium released until Monday, could propulsion the notation constituent adjacent farther back.

And with 505 deaths truthful acold this period with a small little than a week left, the monthly full could apical the 598 deaths reported successful the authorities successful August, the deadliest period since February, the records show.

Rural numbers growing

Public wellness officials person noted repeatedly that a ample bulk of those who are dying are unvaccinated, though alleged breakthrough deaths person been trending higher, perchance owed to the waning immunity that this week led national wellness officials to authorize booster shots for immoderate groups who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine successful the spring.

Of the 7,015 coronavirus-related deaths reported by the authorities Department of Health and Human Services done Friday, 5,559, oregon 79.2 percent of the total, occurred successful Clark County.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

But arsenic with caller cases, that percent has been declining successful caller weeks arsenic Washoe County and different agrarian areas has been increasing arsenic a percent of the total.

The 82 deaths reported successful Clark County from Monday done Friday, for example, represented astir 48.2 percent of the state’s play total.

The demographics of the dormant person shifted dilatory during the pandemic but stay mostly arsenic they person been from the beginning, authorities information show:

■ Men are much apt to dice from the illness than women, present accounting for 62 percent of the total.

■ The aged stay astir astatine risk, with those 70 and older accounting for 58.2 percent of each COVID-related deaths successful the authorities contempt representing conscionable 9.8 percent of the population. On the different extremity of the spectrum, lone 3 deaths person been reported among those nether 10, and the 42 deaths reported among 20- done 29-year-olds representing conscionable 0.6 percent of the total. But with aged Nevadans much apt to beryllium vaccinated than their younger counterparts, fatality rates successful the younger property groups person been creeping higher.

■ Race and ethnicity besides play a relation successful determining the likelihood of dying. While Black radical successful Nevada marque up conscionable 8.9 percent of the population, they relationship for 10.4 percent of COVID-19 deaths. The percentages for different groups: whites, 54.7 percent of deaths and 49.8 percent of the population; Hispanics, 22.4 percent of deaths compared to 30.2 percent of the population; and Asian-American and Pacific Islanders, 11.6 percent of deaths vs. 9.9 percent of the population.

The representation successful Clark County

Clark County demographic information mostly parallels the authorities numbers, with 69.1 percent of COVID-19 deaths occurring successful those who were 64 oregon older, according to reports from the Southern Nevada Health District.

But the region reporting besides contains immoderate figures that the authorities does not regularly report, including the percent of deaths successful which underlying wellness conditions played a role. Of the 5,559 deaths attributed to COVID-19 successful the county, 3,653 — oregon 65.7 percent — person had an underlying aesculapian condition.

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About 85 percent of the radical died successful Clark County person been hospitalized, and 31.2 percent were intubated earlier their death.

While breakthrough cases successful the region relationship for astir 20 percent of each cases recorded truthful acold September, the metrics proceed to amusement that vaccinations are preventing superior unwellness resulting successful hospitalization and death.

There person been 146 breakthrough cases that person resulted successful decease successful Clark County, which is 2.6 percent of the total, according to information from the wellness district.

Of the breakthrough deaths, 83 percent person been radical 65 and older, and 49 percent had underlying aesculapian conditions.

Contact Katelyn Newberg astatine knewberg@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg connected Twitter.

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