New COVID-19 cases, positivity rate continue to fall in Clark County

Clark County connected Tuesday saw important decreases successful respective large COVID-19 metrics, reporting 458 caller coronavirus cases and 24 deaths during the preceding day.

That pushed totals for the region to 322,524 cases and 5,701 deaths, according to information posted by the Southern Nevada Health District.

The regular full remained supra the two-week moving mean of 383 per day, which was itself down from 399 connected Monday.

Deaths were 4 times the two-week moving average, which held dependable astatine six per day.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region dropped from 609 to 608.

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 6.7 percent.

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

Positivity complaint present ‘moderate’

The 14-day mean positivity complaint translates to 7.4 percent utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s preferred seven-day average, which puts the region successful the “moderate” transmission class successful the national agency’s hazard classification system.

But it needs to stay debased and beryllium accompanied by a corresponding diminution successful the county’s complaint of caller COVID-19 cases for the region to exit Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s disguise mandate. To bash that 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. The second fig stood astatine 143.69 cases per 100,000 connected Sunday, the past clip the fig was updated connected the CDC website.

That fig was astir unchanged from the erstwhile study a week earlier.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

State officials volition update Nevada’s disguise guidelines connected Tuesday afternoon, but based connected the CDC information each counties volition stay nether a disguise mandate for astatine slightest different week. Most of the authorities remains successful the “high” transmission tier.

The state, meanwhile, reported conscionable 126 caller COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths implicit the preceding day. It was unclear wherefore the state’s fig for caller cases was little than Clark County.

That brought authorities totals to 424,326 cases and 7,221 deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Following Clark County’s lead, the state’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases besides declined, dropping to 649 per time from 702 connected Monday. The two-week mean for fatalities, however, roseate from 10 to 11 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.

The state’s two-week trial positivity complaint dropped 0.2 percent points to 8.6 percent.

The complaint has retreated from its caller precocious of 16.4 percent connected Aug. 13, according to authorities data.

Hospitalizations besides falling statewide

The authorities besides reported that 849 radical successful Nevada were hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases, 12 less than connected Monday. That fig has been dropping dilatory but steadily since precocious August.

State wellness officials announced Monday that Nevada would commencement reporting results from accelerated antigen tests connected the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. That initially added astir 9,500 “probable” cases to the dashboard connected Monday, though the “confirmed” lawsuit count, which is what the Review-Journal is continuing to track, was unaffected. It’s unclear if this affected Tuesday’s report.

Rapid antigen tests tin instrumentality results successful astir 15 minutes, but are considered little close than accepted molecular tests.

As of Tuesday’s report, 54.35 percent of Nevadans 12 and older had been afloat vaccinated. The complaint was 53.57 percent successful Clark County, authorities information show. That fig dropped connected Monday due to the fact that the authorities updated its vaccination accusation to region doses administered to out-of-state residents and marque different adjustments.

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

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