Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
7:13 p.m. | April 6, 2021
Nevada Continues To Report Fewer Than 200 Daily Cases Of COVID-19
Nevada’s COVID-19 test-positivity rate is slowly starting to tick up.
The latest data from the state shows about 4.4% of all COVID tests are coming back positive. The metric is a key indicator of how quickly the virus is spreading through a community.
The increase comes after months of steady decline in Nevada.
Overall, the state continues to report fewer than 200 new daily cases.
In all, more than 305,000 Nevadans have contracted the virus and nearly 5,300 have died.
In Washoe County an average of 43 cases were reported Tuesday, as well as one additional COVID-19 death.
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Right now, 90 percent of staffed hospital beds are occupied.
Nevada To Receive 164,150 Vaccines In December
By
The Associated Press
Federal officials have allocated 164,150 vaccines to be distributed in Nevada this month. State officials plan to distribute the initial doses to frontline health care workers and nursing home residents and staff. More than 173,000 people are designated as part of the first distribution tier forcing the state to decide how to prioritize among health care workers. Officials said they plan to prioritize individuals in high risk environments and were still determining what each category entailed, including whether essential retail workers included casino employees that the state has said are key to economic recovery.