Clark County, home to tourism and entertainment mecca Las Vegas, accounts for about 78% of the state’s daily COVID-19 cases. | Unsplash
Clark County, home to tourism and entertainment mecca Las Vegas, accounts for about 78% of the state’s daily COVID-19 cases. | Unsplash
The state of Nevada and its most populous county both achieved a test positivity rate of 16.1% Aug. 17.
While a slight decline from its previous positivity rate, Nevada remains one of the country’s worst spots for COVID-19.
“[Fifty-one percent] of all American #COVID19 hospitalizations now are in just 8 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Texas,” journalist Laurie Garrett tweeted Aug. 15.
Nevada continues to be considered as a place with high COVID-19 transmission, while Clark County remains “an area of concern” according to an updated White House report released Aug. 17. The county was labeled as a “sustained hot spot" on July 5, 8 News Now reported.
Clark County continues to drive Nevada’s uptick in cases, accounting for about 78% of the state’s daily COVID-19 cases, according to 8 News Now.
Clark County is home to the state’s largest city, tourism and entertainment mecca Las Vegas.
Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s method of using cases per 100,000 over the previous week to determine high transmission, Nevada, which reported more than 2,500 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths over the second weekend of August, joined 35 other states deemed high transmission areas.
Amid the spike, Nevada achieved a positive milestone: half of its eligible residents are fully vaccinated.
Nevada Health Response told Reno Gazette Journal that the state officially met the 50% vaccination threshold for those age 12 and older on Aug. 19.
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