LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada passed the 400 mark in COVID-19 deaths on the same day it exceeded 8,000 COVID-19 cases. That state now stands at 402 deaths and 8,114 positive tests as of Wednesday, and the state’s testing and lab capacity continues to increase.
Nevada saw its largest jump in the number of COVID-19 tests conducted Monday and reported 9,325 tests Tuesday, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
The DHHS, which provides daily updates on coronavirus in Nevada, reported 5,692 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.
As of Wednesday, a total of 148,525 tests have been conducted in the state. Nevada has repeatedly surpassed Governor Steve Sisolak’s goal of 4,000 tests per day in the last few weeks.
Because the data shows that the state is performing well and mitigating the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Sisolak announced Tuesday that Nevada can move into Phase 2 of reopening on Friday, May 29.
Nevada’s health experts say as more testing sites open and more COVID-19 tests are conducted, the state will indeed see a rise in cases.
Nevada reached 8,114 confirmed cases Wednesday morning after increasing by 116 cases overnight.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the state grew to 402 on Wednesday afternoon, up six from days past when it had remained at 396.
Clark County saw an increase of 61 COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning and 3 new deaths, according to the Southern Nevada Health District’s (SNHD) dashboard.
Clark County now has a total of 332 COVID-19 related deaths and 6,287 confirmed cases, according to the daily report released by SNHD.
According to SNHD, 595 positive cases were reported in the county over the past seven days.
SNHD reported 233 more cases from Friday’s report — the highest number of new cases reported in Clark County since the pandemic began. The previous high was 225 new cases, reported on March 30.
The number of people that have recovered from COVID-19 in Clark County was last reported at 4,931; that is 78.4% of all cases reported in the county. The number of recoveries jumped up by 78 in the last 24 hours. Most of the cases are in the age group of 25 to 49 years old.
*NOTE: Daily lab data on the DHHS Dashboard and SNHD reports is updated every morning for the previous day.
The health district has revised the way it reports deaths, recovered cases and hospitalizations. In its most recent report, SNHD states that 14.3 people have died for every 100,000 people in Clark County.
That statistic has become an important measure of the severity of outbreaks around the country. A report on Monday indicated the rate for Nevada overall is 10.0. The worst in the nation is New York, at 137.5.
A total of 1,533 hospitalizations have been reported in Clark County since the pandemic began, with an increase of eight in the last 24 hours.
The health district is now providing a daily map with the number of positive tests in each ZIP code in Clark County.
Around the Las Vegas valley:
Totals through Tuesday, May 26:
Las Vegas: 4,599 positive tests
North Las Vegas: 760 positive tests
Henderson: 584 positive tests
Boulder City: 32 positive tests
Mesquite: 19 positive tests
Pahrump: 48 positive tests
More coverage:
Timeline, graphics
and several maps
SEE ALSO: Tuesday’s reports
WASHOE COUNTY — Health officials reported Wednesday 26 new positive tests for COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 1,485, along with a total of 54 deaths. No new deaths were reported. Officials said 54 new positive tests reported Tuesday included some from a lab that did not deliver reports immediately.
ELKO COUNTY — Two new COVID-19 positive tests were reported Wednesday. The county’s total is now at 24 COVID-19 cases, along with one death. The new cases involve a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s — both are self-isolating at home. More than 1,000 test have been performed in the county. Officials say 13 of the 24 people have recovered.
CARSON CITY — A woman in her 30s has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said late Wednesday. The area has now reported 91 positive tests and four deaths. No one is currently hospitalized, and 58 people are considered recovered.
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A woman in her 40s has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say 25 of the 30 people who have tested positive have recovered.
Only three counties have yet to report a positive test: Esmeralda, Eureka and Pershing.
Seven counties — Clark, Nye, Washoe, Humboldt, Elko, Churchill and Carson City — have reported deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in Nevada.
