Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m. | February 16, 2021
New Daily Case Average In Nevada Now Below 500
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada since the start of the pandemic has surpassed 289,000, but the average of new daily cases over the past two weeks has now dipped just below 500. The state also reported 13 new deaths related to the virus Tuesday, and the death toll across Nevada is now 4,733.
In Washoe County, health officials are reporting three new deaths related to the virus Tuesday bringing the death toll there to 633. The deceased were women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and all had an underlying health condition. The county is also reporting 25 new cases and nearly 250 recoveries.
Surveillance reports from the California Department of Public Health show there have been no flu outbreaks and just 26 deaths since September, compared to 94 outbreaks and 328 deaths by this time last year, a 92% drop in influenza fatalities.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has almost topped 500,000 a number so staggering, that a top health researcher said it’s hard to imagine an American who hasn’t lost a relative or doesn’t know someone who died.