Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
6:50 p.m. | January 19, 2021
One In Five People Getting Tested For COVID Are Testing Positive In Nevada
The test positivity rate in Nevada continues to be high. The rate has been hovering at around 20% since early December. This means, about one in five people getting tested are testing positive.
In Nevada, on average, there have been over 1,600 new daily cases over the last two weeks, along with 18 deaths daily during the same time period.
The Washoe County Health District reported one additional COVID-19-related death on Tuesday, bringing the total to 568 since March. The county also reported 235 additional cases.
Could Funding Cuts Be Restored?
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Ahead of tonight s State of the State Address, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak released a state budget that would reverse many of the cuts made by lawmakers last summer.
The proposal calls for $8.6 billion in general fund spending over the next biennium the two year period spanning fiscal years 2022-23. That’s roughly $187 million or two percent less than what state lawmakers appropriated in 2019 for the current biennium.
While the budget reflects the grim reality of the pandemic’s economic fallout, Sisolak’s Chief of Staff Michelle White told reporters during a press call Monday that current revenue projections are more optimistic than originally predicted.