Nevada sees biggest 1-day jump in new COVID-19 cases since Jan. 22

Nevada connected Friday reported the highest single-day summation successful caller coronavirus cases successful astir 8 period arsenic caller declines successful astir different longer-range authorities COVID-19 metrics stalled, according to authorities data.

The authorities Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,552 caller cases implicit the preceding day, the highest one-day full since Jan. 22, erstwhile the bureau logged 1,869 cases, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal. That doesn’t see lawsuit totals recorded pursuing weekends, erstwhile the authorities nary longer reports regular data.

The bureau besides recorded an further 21 deaths crossed the authorities connected Friday.

The caller figures pushed authorities totals to 401,901 cases and 6,702 deaths.

New cases remained higher than the moving two-week mean of regular reported cases, which accrued from 859 to 876. The metric has been trending little for respective weeks.

Deaths were besides good supra the mean of 11 recorded deaths a time during the aforesaid clip period. The average, which remained unchanged astatine 11 per day, has been fluctuating successful caller weeks but remains beneath its caller precocious of 17 connected Aug. 18.

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.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

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 12.2 percent.

The complaint roseate steadily aft hitting a debased of 3.3 percent connected June 9, but has dropped much than 4 percent points from its caller highest of 16.4 percent connected Aug. 13.

The authorities besides reported 1,105 radical successful Nevada were hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases, which is 10 less than the time prior. Hospitalization figures person fluctuated recently, but person been trending little on with different cardinal metrics.

Clark County connected Friday reported 802 caller coronavirus cases and 14 further deaths, according to information posted to the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website.

Cumulative totals successful the region roseate to 309,977 cases and 5,339 deaths.

The county’s two-week trial positivity complaint decreased by 0.1 percent points, reaching 10.1 percent, authorities information shows.

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