New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations edge higher in mixed report

Clark County’s large COVID-19 metrics showed mixed signals connected Wednesday, with caller cases and hospitalizations climbing, deaths remaining level and the trial positivity complaint dipping slightly.

The region reported 469 caller cases and 12 deaths, bringing cumulative totals posted by the Southern Nevada Health District to 330,709 cases and 5,947 deaths.

New cases were much than doubly the two-week moving mean of 289 per day, which was up from 285 connected Tuesday. The two-week moving mean of regular fatalities successful the region was unchanged astatine five.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region accrued by 24, to 435, according to information from the authorities Department of Health and Human Services.

The county’s 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, fell by 0.1 percent constituent to 6.0 percent.

All 4 cardinal COVID-19 metrics successful the region person been falling reasonably steadily since mid- to late-August and are good beneath the levels seen during the summertime surge of the illness successful the state.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

The state, meanwhile, reported 669 caller COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths implicit the preceding day. That brought totals to 437,569 cases and 7,600 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases accrued to 470 per time from 465 connected Tuesday. The two-week mean for fatalities held dependable astatine 9 per day.

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.

Of the state’s different intimately watched metrics, the state’s two-week trial positivity complaint declined 0.1 percent points to 6.8 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases fell to 622, 2 less than connected Tuesday.

As of Wednesday’s report, authorities information amusement that 55.98 percent of Nevadans 12 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared to 55.24 percent successful Clark County. That fig fluctuates wide passim the state.

Washoe County has the state’s highest vaccination rate, astatine 65.07 percent, portion Storey County has the lowest astatine 19.99 percent. Storey County has not reported immoderate caller vaccinations successful astatine slightest a week.

Storey County besides has the highest existent trial positivity complaint successful the state, astatine 39.1 percent, much than treble the adjacent highest county.

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

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