Below is the full COVID-19 report for Thursday, July 8
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — New COVID-19 cases rose above 800 along with 13 deaths in data released Friday.
Both numbers were they highest seen for single-day reports in months. Records show higher numbers (858 new cases in mid-March and 22 deaths in late April) as the last major spike was ending. That spike started in mid-October and peaked in December and January.
And the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate continues to shoot up, hitting 8.7%. Clark County’s 9.7% test positivity rate is fueling the increase in Nevada.
Southern Nevada accounted for 771 of the 813 cases reported statewide in data released Friday.
Hospitalizations continue to increase, with 27 additional patients counted statewide. Nevada now has a total of 640 people hospitalized, either confirmed or suspected with COVID-19.
All 13 of the deaths recorded in Nevada came from Clark County
CASES & DEATHS & TESTING
Nevada’s case count grew by 813 in the past day, most from Clark County (771). The state’s total cases are now at 338,072. Clark County has a total of 263,915. It’s important to note that the state no longer updates the dashboard on the weekend or holidays, which may be why Monday and Tuesday reports show higher case and death totals.
Nevada’s test positivity rate is at 8.7%, data shows. It fell below 5.0%, the World Health Organization’s goal, on May 17 and rose above it on June 28. Clark County’s rate is even higher, at 9.7%.
Nevada reported 13 additional COVID-19-related deaths, all from Clark County. Nevada’s most populous county now accounts for 4,530 of the state’s 5,720 deaths. The 14-day rolling average is three deaths per day.
As of Thursday, a total of 3,569,674 tests have been conducted in Nevada, with an increase of 7,814 in the past day.
*NOTE: Daily lab data from DHHS and SNHD reports is updated every morning for the previous day.
TRACKING NV COUNTIES
Tuesday was the first time since March 3 that Clark County had been flagged for elevated disease transmission (A county is flagged for elevated disease transmission if it meets two or three of the above criteria). March 12 marked the first time in more than six months that no counties were flagged in the tracker. In today’s report, Clark remains flagged, along with Elko, Lyon and Nye counties.
Clark County’s case rate (344 per 100,000 over the past 30 days) and test positivity rate (9.7%) are flagged in data reported today. Testing (165 tests per day per 100,000) is within the state’s acceptable range.
VACCINATION UPDATE
The “vaccinations” tab on the DHHS dashboard provides updated immunization numbers every weekday. Click HERE to see the dashboard. Be sure to click the “vaccinations” tab under the “Current Status” top tab.
The state’s health department reports 2,559,239 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Nevada, as of July 8. Of Nevada’s total doses, 2,034,629 have been administered in Clark County, according to the Southern Nevada Health District’s daily dashboard update.
The state’s health department reports more than 45% of Nevadans currently eligible are fully vaccinated, and 54% of the people eligible have initiated vaccinations. Clark County reports that 44% of its eligible population is fully vaccinated, edging closer to its goal of 60%.
To see a list of COVID-19 vaccination sites and pop-up clinics, click HERE.
NEVADA HOSPITALIZATIONS
NOTE: The state is not updating hospitalization data on weekends or holidays.
According to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the number of hospitalized patients in Nevada was UP on Thursday. The total grew by 27 patients in the past day.
The current number of hospitalizations is 640 confirmed/suspected cases.
“COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase, unabated by current mitigation steps. However, this increase is not like the previous spikes,” according to the most recent report from the Nevada Hospital Association.
Full statement released today from the Nevada Hospital Association:
“This wave appears to be contained in the southern part of the state. The good news is, this is an area where Nevada has the most medical resources. The hospitals maintain sufficient capacity to manage the current situation. The supply chain (N95 masks, gowns, gloves, etc.) is not in a state of chaos. Hospital staffing is in much better condition than previous waves. Therapies, testing, and vaccines are now available, and access to these resources has transitioned to a traditional delivery model (general practitioners, pharmacies) instead of mass vaccination points of distribution. Patients are less sick, seem to be spending less time in the hospital, and are not requiring intensive care or mechanical ventilation as
frequently as in past encounters.The bad news is there is no current signal that indicates this increase is slowing down. Unfortunately, vaccination uptake seems to be slowing down, and the majority of the hospitalized patients are reportedly unvaccinated people.”
Nevada Hospital Association
To give some perspective, the state set a record high for hospitalized patients on Dec. 13 with 2,025 cases.
RECOVERY CASES
The number of people who have recovered from the virus in Clark County continues to increase. The latest county update estimates a total of 250,265 recovered cases; that’s 94.8% of all reported cases in the county, according to SNHD’s latest report.
The health district provides a daily map with the number of positive tests in each ZIP code in Clark County.
Nevada reopened to 100% capacity on June 1 and social distancing guidelines lifted, helping the state return to mostly pre-pandemic times, with some exceptions.
Fully-vaccinated Nevadans no longer have to wear masks. However, masks still must be worn when required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local businesses and workplace guidance.
SEE ALSO: Previous day’s report
