NEW: Clark County exceeds 4,000 COVID-19 deaths, Nevada reports nearly 450 cases

Las Vegas (KLAS)- Clark County surpassed 4,000 COVID-19-related deaths on Friday, according to data released on Saturday.

The other day, 20 new COVID-19-related deaths were reported. 17 of them are from Clark County. Nevada’s most populous county now accounts for 4,005 of the state’s 5,117 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving average currently has 5 deaths per day.

The state’s test positive rate was 5.8%, unchanged from the previous day and still above the WHO target of 5%. It has been steadily decreasing from 21.6% on January 14.

The 442 new COVID-19 cases in Nevada included 358 cases from Clark County. The total number of cases in the state is currently 299,065. Clark County has a total of 231,116.

Since January 30, the total number of cases per day has fallen below 1,000.

Coronavirus vaccine data, updated biweekly by the state health department, show that more than 10% of the state’s population is vaccinated. A total of 323,888 Nevadans have been fully vaccinated against the virus.

Hospitalization is less than 400 COVID-19 patients in the state.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 12,038 tests were conducted on the final day.

Clark County was removed from the flagged Nevada County list on Wednesday, March 3, for 20 consecutive weeks. The county case rate (300 per 100,000 in the last 30 days) is above the state target, but the tests (217 tests per 100,000 per day) and test positive rate (6.1%) are currently within state tolerances. ..

Friday’s report on Thursday’s data marked counties flagged with daily trackers on the DHHS dashboard for the first time in more than six months. In the last 24 hours, Douglas County has been flagged.

Vaccination renewal

The DHHS Analytical Bureau added a “Vaccination” tab to the dashboard on Wednesday, February 3rd. Vaccination number Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Click here View dashboard.. Be sure to click on the Vaccinations tab below the current status tab.

DHHS Report 890,312 times The COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Nevada. As of March 11.. Of the state’s total dose, 641,222 were administered in Clark County.

So far, more than 10% of Nevada’s population has been vaccinated.

Click here to find out when and where you can get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The following is Friday’s Complete COVID-19 Report, march 12.12.

Nevada hospitalization

Note: The state has not updated hospitalization data, including ICU unit or ventilator patient counts. Sunday Or holiday..

According to the state Department of Health and Social Welfare (DHHS), The number of inpatients in Nevada down According to data released on Saturday, on Friday.

The number of hospitalizations decreased by 18 on the last day, The current total is 305 confirmed / suspicious cases..

(Note: Daily statistics from NHA will no longer be available after February 26th. Updates will be provided every Wednesday in the future.)

Detailed information from Nevada Hospital Association (As of March 9):

NHA states that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care unit patients continues to decline. “Approximately 7-9% of all ED (emergency department) visits were associated with COVID-19. This is a decrease from the week 10 report, which recorded COVID-19 ED visits at 9-10%. But also. “

“In addition, the hospital reports that ICU employees and intensive care specialists have a low number of illnesses. In fact, the number of illness medical (ICU) workers is at the same level as in October 2020.” NHA reports.

The state set a record high for 2,025 inpatients on December 13.

ICU / Ventilator Data on Friday, March 12:

There are 79 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) throughout the state, a decrease of 10 from the previous day.

According to a DHHS report, 208 patients were on mechanical ventilation, an increase of 163 from the previous day. This is a significant increase.

Nevada Incident, Test, Death

Currently, there are 299,065 confirmed cases and 5,117 COVID-19-related deaths in Nevada, with 442 new cases reported on the final day.

Since January 30, the total number of cases per day has fallen below 1,000. The state set a record of 3,402 COVID-19 cases on January 6.

The largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Nevada is as follows:

DHHS reports 20 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state. The 14-day moving average of daily deaths is now 5.

Nevada surpassed 5,000 on March 3.

“Remember that the mortality rate we see corresponds to cases diagnosed up to 5 weeks ago,” Nevada Health Response said in a news release.

State recent updates COVID-19 daily death graph (On the DHHS dashboard[死亡率の傾向]Tab) shows the highest number of deaths, with 48 dead on January 11th and 47 dead on December 22nd.

Nevada DHHS states that it is important to note that death reports are often delayed. Cumulative daily deaths are displayed by date of death, not the date the death was reported to the state. The total number of deaths across states in the first tab is Equal to the total number of cumulative deaths per day, as the exact date of death is unknown or awaiting reporting.

The maximum number of COVID-19-related deaths recorded per day in Nevada is:

As of Friday, a total of 2,826,288 tests were conducted in Nevada, with an increase of 12,038 over the last 24 hours.

The 14-day average reported test positive rate was 5.8% as of Friday, the same as the previous day.

The state test positive rate fell below 10% on February 20, and has continued to decline since January 14, with most of the state’s COVID-19 data, including hospitalizations and cases, continuing, so Nevada. It shows that the mitigation efforts are working. Downward orbit.

The World Health Organization advises the government that the positive rate of the test should be kept below 5% for at least 14 days before resuming.

* Note: Daily lab data from DHHS and SNHD reports The day before..

Clark County Incident, Test, Death

Of the 442 new COVID-19 cases in Nevada, approximately 81% (358) were reported in Clark County on Friday. Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) on Saturday.

There are currently a total of 4,005 deaths, 231,116 confirmed cases and 13,864 hospitalizations, according to the Nevada Southern Health District dashboard. Updated daily..

Southern Nevada exceeded 200,000 COVID-19 cases on 17 January.

On the final day, 17 new deaths were reported in Clark County. The latest report states that the health district killed 171.9 people for every 100,000 people in Clark County.

SNHD data shows that 2,043 positive cases Reported in the county in the last 7 days.

Approximately one-third (31.8%) of the cases reported in Clark County are Hispanic, the most affected ethnic group in the region, and nearly half (45.6%) of the positive cases reported in the county. The age group is 25-49 years old. ..

SNHD includes the number of Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes (MIS-C) in its daily report. Eleven cases were reported in January and 12 cases in February. So far in March, three new cases have been reported, the latest being March 10, for a total of 57 cases.

All of these cases were reported in children younger than 14 years, all of whom were COVID-19 positive.

MIS-C is a condition in which various parts of the body, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, and gastrointestinal organs, can become inflamed.

According to the health district, MIS-C is rare and is still being studied by the CDC to learn more about it and its impact on children. Although there is no known cause, many children with MIS-C had close contact with the virus that causes COVID-19, or with an infected person.

Recovery case

The number of people recovering from the virus in Clark County continues to grow. The latest county update estimates a total of 221,707 recovered cases. According to this, this is 95.9% of all cases reported in the county. Latest report of SNHD..

Health district provides Daily map containing the number of positive tests for each zip code in Clark County..

UNLVCOVID-19 Case Update

UNLV updates the graph and records new cases each weekend.

According to the latest report, six new COVID-19 cases were recorded last week, four of which were students, one was staff, and one was faculty. Since UNLV began tracking COVID-19 data on March 25, 2020, a total of 750 cases have been recorded, including both students and employees.

Click here to view UNLV’s COVID-19 report.

Nevada COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

On February 11, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a “safe resumption plan.” This will begin on Monday, February 15th and will increase the capacity limit for certain businesses and activities to 35% or 50%. This is determined by the risk level.

Large-scale rally plans may be submitted for the event, but the rally limit is 100 people or 35%, whichever is less. Approval for large meetings will not be provided until March 1.

The reopening plan will increase capacity to 50% on March 15 for almost all businesses and activities, and on May 1, the decision will move from the state to the local government.

More details:

Nevada is now Vaccine Playbook 3rd Edition, Outlines the state’s plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to residents.

Governor Sisorak continues to urge the public not to give up wearing masks or social distance.

Related item: Previous day’s report