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Vaccines are now set to be administered to essential workforce and those ages 70 and older in Washoe County, according to the Washoe County Health District.
In following Gov. Steve Sisolak s update to the state s vaccine playbook released on Monday, the health district will begin vaccinating people from those populations first as they receive more doses of the vaccine. One lane that we ll be working down is with the essential workforce and the other lane is the general population based on age and risk, Washoe County Health District Officer Kevin Dick said.
According to Dick, the health district has received 22,760 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have administered 8,708 doses as of Tuesday.
RENO, Nev. (AP) Nevada health officials said that nearly 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines about 16% of the state's initial December allocation have been administered and they announced.
Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
6:12 p.m. | January 5, 2021
Washoe County Reports 24 COVID-19-Related Deaths Since Start Of New Year
There have been two dozen COVID-19 deaths in Washoe County in just the first five days of the new year so far. More than 500 lives have been lost since the start of the pandemic in Washoe County, and more than 3,200 statewide.
Over the last two weeks, there have been an average of 1,600 new daily cases in Nevada and the test positivity rate remains high - at around 20% - and has for about a month.
There are nearly 1,900 patients hospitalized for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in Nevada and 79% of staffed hospital beds are occupied.
Nevada health officials said that nearly 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines - about 16% of the state's initial December allocation - have been administered and they announced plans to move people older than 75 to the next tier of its distribution plan.