Clark County reports 6 new coronavirus deaths
Clark County on Saturday reported an additional six deaths from the coronavirus.
According to data from the Southern Nevada Health District, there are now 3,570 cases of the virus in the county and 174 deaths as of Saturday evening. That’s 127 more cases than reported on Friday.
State data showed 141 additional coronavirus cases across Nevada on Saturday morning, but only three additional deaths. Data from the state and counties can differ due to different reporting cycles.
The case total for the state now is at 4,539, with 206 deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ nvhealthresponse.nv.gov website.
The state case total was derived from tests on 45,885 people, resulting in an infection rate of just under 10 percent of those tested. That figure is likely inflated, however, by the ongoing shortage of testing supplies.
In other developments:
— Two more Metropolitan Police Department employees have tested positive for the coronavirus since Thursday. According to data posted to the department’s website, which was last updated Friday, a total of 17 employees have tested positive. There are 163 employees who have been tested, 138 who have tested negative and eight who are awaiting results.
— Washoe County officials reported two more COVID-19-related deaths — a man in his 80s and a man in his 50s, both with underlying health conditions — bringing the total to 27.
The county also reported 36 more cases, for a total of 791.
— Quad-County officials reported seven new cases — three in Carson City, three in Lyon County and one in Douglas County bringing the total cases to 82. Of those, there have been 28 recoveries and one death. Fifty-three cases remain active, officials said.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. Staff writer Julie Wootton-Greener contributed to this report.
