New COVID-19 cases in Clark County return to summer surge levels

Clark County connected Wednesday reported much than 800 caller coronavirus cases for the 2nd time successful a row, levels not seen since the summertime surge was astatine its tallness successful August.

The update posted by the Southern Nevada Health District added 837 caller coronavirus cases and 9 deaths successful the county. That pushed totals to 355,858 cases and 6,413 deaths.

New cases were good supra the two-week moving average, which accrued by six to 399 per day. Fatalities besides were good supra the two-week moving mean successful the county, which held dependable astatine 5 per day.

Over the past 2 days the fig of caller cases reported successful the region has returned to levels not seen since mid-August, erstwhile the summertime surge was astatine its peak. On Tuesday, the wellness territory reported 974 caller cases of the illness caused by the caller coronavirus, the astir since it tallied 1,089 caller cases connected Aug. 17 .

Other metrics for the county, however, improved successful the regular update.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region decreased by 24, to 589.

The county’s 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, decreased by 0.1 percent constituent to 8.0 percent.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

Officials person warned that the emergence of the omicron variant, successful summation to gatherings implicit the vacation season, volition apt pb to an summation successful cases into the caller year. Preliminary studies of the variant person recovered that it’s highly contagious but whitethorn not nutrient superior cases arsenic often arsenic the delta variant, which remains the ascendant strain.

Kevin Dick, territory wellness serviceman for the Washoe County Health District, told reporters bluntly connected Wednesday that officials successful the Northern Nevada region “anticipate a accelerated surge.”

The authorities Department of Health and Human Services, meanwhile, reported 1,000 caller COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths during the preceding day. That brought totals for the authorities to 472,739 cases and 8,354 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases accrued by 5 to 504 per day. The two-week mean for fatalities dropped by 1 to six 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 two-week trial positivity complaint held dependable astatine 7.6 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases dropped to 674, 26 less than connected Tuesday.

As of Wednesday’s report, authorities information amusement that 53.99 percent of eligible Nevadans 5 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared with 53.27 percent successful Clark County. That fig fluctuates wide passim the state.

Carson City had the state’s highest vaccination rate, astatine 62.55 percent, arsenic of Wednesday, portion Storey County was the lowest astatine 20.56 percent.

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