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Craig Johnson draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Mary Hynes / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 22, 2023 - 5:57 pm

Updated March 23, 2023 - 7:54 pm

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in both Clark County and statewide remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic, according to new state data.

This week, the 14-day average for confirmed daily new cases in the county dipped by two to 91, according to data Wednesday from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Statewide, cases declined by one to 121.

Hospitalizations also saw little fluctuation. Confirmed and suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county dipped to 124 from the prior week’s 127. Statewide, they declined to 149 from 154.

The 14-day average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the county remained at zero. Statewide, the average increased to one from the prior week’s zero.

Contact Mary Hynes at mhynes@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0336. Follow @MaryHynes1 on Twitter.

No recount requests filed for 2024 election in Clark County

By Jessica Hill / RJ

November 20, 2024 - 5:51 pm

No candidate in Clark County filed a request for a recount, the deadline for which was Wednesday evening.

‘A good thing’: New rules target copper wire theft in Las Vegas Valley

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 4:40 pm

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 6:41 pm

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‘Her remarkable life’: Lois Tarkanian was pillar of Las Vegas as educator, politician

By Mark Anderson / RJ

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By Arthur Kane / RJ

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By Katie Futterman / RJ

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