Clark County COVID cases well above average, but hospitalizations drop

Clark County connected Thursday reported 662 caller coronavirus cases and 12 deaths during the preceding day.

Updated figures posted by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed totals successful the region to 351,903 cases and 6,358 deaths.

New cases were good supra the two-week moving mean of 379 per day, which accrued by 4 from 375 connected Wednesday, according to authorities data. The two-week moving mean of regular fatalities successful the region held dependable astatine 5 per day.

The fig of radical hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected cases of COVID-19 successful the region decreased by 13, to 579, the authorities information showed.

The county’s 14-day trial positivity rate, which tracks the percent of radical tested for COVID-19 who are recovered to beryllium infected, held dependable astatine 7.8 percent. The complaint has risen 2 percent points from its caller debased of 5.8 percent successful aboriginal November.

All 4 cardinal COVID-19 metrics successful the region had been falling steadily since mid- to precocious August earlier starting to dilatory ascent astatine the opening of November.

Levels of the illness successful the region stay good beneath those seen during the summertime surge, but the caller increases person raised concerns that different spike of the illness caused by the coronavirus whitethorn beryllium successful its aboriginal stages. Adding to those concerns is the emergence of the omicron variant, which was first detected successful Nevada connected Tuesday successful a lawsuit involving a Clark County woman.

Data guide: COVID-19’s interaction connected Nevada

The state, meanwhile, reported 818 caller COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths during the preceding day.

Updated figures posted by the authorities Department of Health and Human Services raised Nevada’s totals to 468,023 cases and 8,263 deaths.

Nevada’s 14-day moving mean of caller cases accrued to 490 per time from 489 connected Wednesday. The two-week mean for fatalities dropped by 1 to 7 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 was unchanged from the erstwhile time astatine 7.5 percent, portion the fig of radical successful Nevada hospitalized with confirmed oregon suspected COVID-19 cases dropped to 679, 23 less than connected Wednesday.

Clark County information is included successful the statewide totals.

As of Thursday’s report, authorities information amusement that 53.67 percent of eligible Nevadans 5 and older had been afloat vaccinated, compared with 52.95 percent successful Clark County.

State officials were expected to supply an update connected the existent COVID-19 concern astatine an day quality briefing.

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