February 4, 2021
Three Nevada counties are now listed as low risk for transmission of the coronavirus.
The 14-day rolling average number of people getting shots is now up to 6,400, an increase of 200 from the week before.
Nevada on Monday reported 1,130 people were hospitalized and confirmed to have COVID-19 and 94 hospitalized people who were suspected to have the illness.
"The Delta variant has become the most common COVID-19 variant in Washoe County over the last two weeks and is extremely contagious."
Nevada’s test positivity rate is once again dropping but, unlike late last week when just a couple of counties were flagged for elevated risk of transmission, five counties were back on that list Wednesday.
Washoe County will be Nevada's only county that won't assume full local control of COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday.
While coronavirus numbers continue to climb, state analysts say the increases are slight and not cause for alarm.
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno say they have developed a model that helps predict if confirmed COVID-19 cases in a local community will significantly rise or fall in the week ahead.
A key marker of COVID-19 infection rates in Nevada has fallen to new lows in the Las Vegas area, but the number of deaths and new cases reported statewide have begun rising above recent averages, state health officials reported Wednesday.
Nevada on Saturday reported 302 additional confirmed COVID-19 case and 10 more deaths, increasing the state's pandemic totals increased to 302,918 cases and 5,236 deaths.
Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. The individual was a female Carson City resident in her 60’s.
The positivity rate for virus tests and the average number of new cases continue to decline in Nevada.
COVID-19 numbers continue to improve across Nevada with fewer daily cases and fewer positive tests.
Nevada health officials reported 391 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths Monday.
The Southern Nevada Health District has released new data that shows where Clark County residents may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
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