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.
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.
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.
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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.