Washoe County reports 805 additional COVID-19 cases
Nevada reported 4,042 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 4,023 the week before of the virus causing COVID-19.
Nevada ranked 25th among the states where coronavirus spread fastest per capita. person, shows a USA TODAY Network analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. In the past week, coronavirus cases in the United States fell by 33.7% from the week before, with 461,986 reported cases. With 0.93% of the country’s population, Nevada had 0.87% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, five states had more cases in the past week than they had in the week before.
Washoe County reported 805 cases and 15 deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 798 cases and 17 deaths. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 102,276 cases and 1,143 deaths.
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Carson City reported 85 cases and one death in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 143 cases and one death. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 14,417 cases and 197 deaths.
Lyon County reported 91 cases and one death in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 137 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 10,686 cases and 161 deaths.
Churchill County reported 62 cases and four deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 106 cases and three deaths. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 6,422 cases and 105 deaths.
Within Nevada, the worst weekly outbreaks were per. person in Lander County with 560 cases per 100,000 pr. week; New County with 269; and Churchill County with 249. Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per year. 100,000 a week.
Adding the most new cases overall was Clark County, with 2,701 cases; Washoe County, with 805 cases; and New County, by 125. Weekly case numbers rose in five counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the previous week’s pace were in Clark, New and Pershing counties.
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Nevada ranked number 24 among states in the proportion of people who received at least one shot, with 74% of the population at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 76.3%, shows a US TODAY analysis of CDC data. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most widely used in the United States, require two doses to be administered every few weeks.
In the week ending Saturday, Nevada reported having administered an additional 19,171 vaccine doses, including 6,087 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 43,044 vaccine doses, including 8,688 first doses. In total, Nevada reported that it has administered 4,707,786 total doses.
Across Nevada, cases dropped in 12 counties, with the best drop in Elko County, with 35 cases from 154 a week earlier; in Carson City, with 85 cases out of 143; and in Humboldt County, with 24 cases from 72.
In Nevada, 156 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 173 people were reported dead.
A total of 681,387 people in Nevada have been tested positive for coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 9,663 people have died from the disease, data from Johns Hopkins University shows. In the United States, 78,939,203 people tested positive and 948,397 people died.
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Nevada’s COVID-19 hospital admissions are falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data from Sunday, February 27th.
Likely COVID-19 patients admitted to the state:
- Last week: 859
- The week before: 1,154
- Four weeks ago: 1,971
Likely COVID-19 patients admitted to the country:
- Last week: 68,999
- The week before: 81,263
- Four weeks ago: 164,615
Hospitals in one state reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in two states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Hospitals in four states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the past week than a week before, the U.S. TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
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