New COVID-19 cases decline sharply in Clark County

Clark County connected Tuesday saw important decreases successful respective large COVID-19 metrics, reporting 416 caller coronavirus cases and 15 deaths during the preceding day.

That pushed totals for the region to 319,081 cases and 5,594 deaths, according to information posted by the Southern Nevada Health District.

New cases successful the region were supra the two-week moving mean of 383 per day, down sharply from the 406 reported connected Monday.

Deaths were much than treble the two-week moving average, which held astatine six per day.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region besides held dependable astatine 623.

The 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, dropped 0.2 percent constituent to 8.0 percent.

The improving metrics mean the region is making advancement toward exiting the authorities disguise mandate successful spot for crowded indoor areas, though it inactive has a ways to go.

The 14-day mean positivity complaint translates to 8.75 percent utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s preferred seven-day average, which puts the region successful the “substantial” transmission class successful the national agency’s hazard classification system.

To exit Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s disguise mandate, a region indispensable grounds back-to-back weeks with a positivity complaint of 8.0 percent oregon little and less than 50 caller COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents. That fig stood astatine 142.85 cases per 100,000 connected Sunday, the past clip the fig was updated connected the CDC website.

That was nevertheless a large diminution from the 189.92 per 100,000 reported astatine the opening of past week.

All Nevada counties presently are rated successful the CDC’s “high” transmission tier. State officials volition update the state’s disguise guidelines connected Tuesday afternoon, but each 17 counties are presently successful a “high” transmission tier and frankincense are expected to stay nether the disguise mandate.

The state, meanwhile, reported 902 caller COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths implicit the preceding day. It was conscionable the 2nd clip since aboriginal August that the authorities has reported less than 1,000 cases successful a day.

That brought authorities totals to 419,379 cases and 7,073 deaths, according to the authorities Department of Health and Human Services.

The 14-day moving mean of caller cases besides dropped significantly, from 793 to 729. The mean of regular fatalities for the play roseate from 11 to 12.

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.

The state’s two-week trial positivity complaint dropped 0.1 percent constituent to 10.5 percent.

The complaint has retreated from its caller precocious of 16.4 percent connected Aug. 13, according to authorities data. Since then, it dropped rapidly earlier flattening implicit the past 2 weeks.

The authorities besides reported that 897 radical successful Nevada were hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases, 2 less than connected Monday. That fig has been dropping dilatory since precocious August.

As of Tuesday’s report, 55.41 percent of Nevadans 12 and older had been afloat vaccinated. The complaint was 54.79 percent successful Clark County, authorities information show.

This is simply a processing story. Check backmost for updates.

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