After reporting a record 3,194 cases on Friday, Nevada reported an additional 2,448 positive COVID-19 tests. The state’s hospitalizations also marked a record Friday, with 1,789 patients reported.
The Nevada Hospital Association reports that 82 percent of licensed hospital beds in the state are full.
The number of people hospitalized in Nevada with COVID-19 has more than doubled over the last month. The Nevada Hospital Association reported Monday that hospitalized coronavirus patients increased more than 230% from Nov. 6 to Dec. 6 as the state continues experiencing a surge of coronavirus cases.
Nevada has now reported a total of 170,587 cases. Clark County reported 1,608 positive tests on Sunday, bringing the county’s total to 129,427 positive tests.
More than 1,000 coronavirus cases have been reported in Nevada in 33 of the past 34 days.
Nevada reported four COVID-19-related deaths in the last day, none of which were from Clark County.
The number of hospitalizations decreased by 72 on Saturday and then increased by 50 on Sunday, bringing the current total to 1,767 — the second highest number of hospitalized patients the state has recorded since the pandemic began.
There were 379 patients in intensive care units (ICU) across the state Sunday, up 17 from the previous day.
The DHHS report showed 227 patients on ventilators, up three from the previous day.
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