State breaks record for single-day COVID deaths
Nevada broke a record for the number of COVID-19 related deaths Thursday with 62 deaths reported over the previous day.
The previous record was 60 deaths, which was reported on Jan. 6. Today, it is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of 62 Nevadans that lost the battle against COVID-19, a record high of reported deaths, said Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak in a tweet. This is yet another somber milestone in our State’s efforts against this pandemic. We have lost more than 3,600 fellow Nevadans.
15 deaths, 168 new cases in Washoe County
Washoe County health officials announced 15 coronavirus-related deaths and 168 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Washoe County health officials reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 239 newly identified cases of the virus over the past day, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release.
The deaths were those of four men and one woman, ages ranging from 60s to 90s. In all, 544 Washoe County residents or about one out of every 880 have died of coronavirus-related causes since the pandemic began.
Since the pandemic began, the county has diagnosed 38,652 cases of the coronavirus, a little more than 8% of the county s estimated 478,000 residents.
The county also reported 386 new vaccinations against COVID-19 issued by the Washoe County Health District on Tuesday, bringing the total number of vaccinations by the health district to 8,708. Seventeen other agencies also have received doses of the vaccine; vaccinations by those agencies aren t reflected in the health district s total.
Washoe County health officials reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 239 newly identified cases of the virus over the past day, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release.
The deaths were those of four men and one woman, ages ranging from 60s to 90s. In all, 544 Washoe County residents or about one out of every 880 have died of coronavirus-related causes since the pandemic began.
Since the pandemic began, the county has diagnosed 38,652 cases of the coronavirus, a little more than 8% of the county s estimated 478,000 residents.
The county also reported 386 new vaccinations against COVID-19 issued by the Washoe County Health District on Tuesday, bringing the total number of vaccinations by the health district to 8,708. Seventeen other agencies also have received doses of the vaccine; vaccinations by those agencies aren t reflected in the health district s total.
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KUNR’s Anh Gray and Lucia Starbuck discuss how the COVID-19 rollout has been going so far in Nevada.
Anh Gray: I remember that morning in mid-December when you covered the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine to Washoe County, can you bring me up to speed on what’s happening in Washoe and around the state with the vaccinations?
Lucia Starbuck: I remember that day so well. I never thought I would be emotional seeing a FedEx truck arrive at the health district, but here we are. So, Nevada is following a tiered approach. This prioritizes health care workers, first responders, and staff and residents in long-term care facilities. That’s who’s been getting vaccinated first. We’re also seeing, this week, healthcare workers at local hospitals are already receiving their second dose of the two-shot vaccine.