Nevada’s new COVID cases recede slightly, but deaths remain high

Nevada connected Wednesday reported 916 caller coronavirus cases and 16 further deaths implicit the preceding day, according to authorities data.

Updated figures posted by the Department of Health and Human Services connected the state’s coronavirus website pushed totals successful the authorities to 368,625 cases and 6,080 deaths.

New COVID-19 cases were somewhat little than the moving 14-day mean of regular reported cases, which dropped from 950 to 926.

That was the 2nd regular diminution successful the complaint successful a row, aft a dependable two-month emergence from a caller debased of 134 reported connected June 10 to a precocious of 1,105 recorded connected Saturday, according to authorities records.

However, the complaint remains astatine levels not seen since aboriginal February.

Fatalities, meanwhile, remained higher than the moving two-week mean of 10 deaths reported daily. On Tuesday, the authorities recorded 40 further fatalities — the highest single-day increase successful astir six months.

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 for the 2nd time successful a row.

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

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

As of Wednesday’s report, determination are 1,317 radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases, which is 38 much than the time prior.

Hospitalizations person been climbing alongside astir different illness metrics since June. The metric connected Wednesday reached the highest level successful much than six months, since 1,322 hospitalizations were recorded connected Jan. 28, authorities information shows.

The surge, which experts accidental has been fueled by the more-contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, has led to a tiny but noticeable emergence successful vaccinations successful the state.

As of Wednesday, the two-week mean of vaccinations stood astatine 6,243 per day, down somewhat from 6,578 per time the erstwhile time but good supra the the caller debased mean of 4,833 doses per time reported connected July 15.

State information present amusement that 48.71 percent of eligible Nevadans 12 and older had been vaccinated, which is 0.06 percent points higher than the anterior day, according to authorities data.

Clark County, meanwhile, recorded 632 caller cases and 15 further deaths, according to information from the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.

Cumulative totals successful the region roseate to 289,746 cases and 4,875 deaths.

The county’s two-week trial positivity complaint decreased by 0.1 percent points connected Wednesday, reaching 16.9 percent.

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