Nevada reports most COVID deaths in a day since mid-February

Nevada connected Tuesday reported the largest single-day coronavirus decease toll successful astir six months, according to authorities data.

The 40 further fatalities reported by the Department of Health and Human Services were the astir since 41 were reported connected Feb. 17, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.

Nevada besides recorded 1,125 caller COVID-19 cases implicit the preceding day. The authorities has present logged astatine slightest 1,000 cases of the illness successful 10 of its past 11 regular updates.

The caller numbers pushed authorities totals to 367,709 cases and 6,080 deaths since the commencement of the pandemic.

New cases remained higher than the 14-day moving mean of regular reported cases, which decreased from 981 to 950.

The mean has been climbing since it reached a caller debased of 132 connected June 5, with overmuch of that maturation occurring successful Clark County.

Deaths were 4 times the moving two-week mean of 10 fatalities per day.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

State and region wellness agencies besides often redistribute the regular information aft it is reported to amended bespeak the day of decease oregon a trial 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.

The state’s two-week trial positivity rate, which fundamentally tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, remained unchanged astatine 16.3 percent, according to authorities data.

The complaint has accrued substantially since hitting a caller debased of 3.3 percent connected June 9. The metric present stands astatine its highest level since Feb. 2.

As of Tuesday’s report, 1,279 radical successful Nevada were hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases, 16 much than the time prior, authorities information shows.

Clark County, meanwhile, recorded 733 caller coronavirus cases and 32 further deaths, according to information posted to the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.

Cumulative totals successful the region roseate to 289,114 cases and 4,860 deaths.

The county’s two-week trial positivity complaint decreased by 0.1 percent points to 17 percent.

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