CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Health officials in Nevada on Sunday reported 2,882 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths.
The state’s totals increased to 186,833 cases and 2,539 known deaths as the months-long surge coronavirus surge continued.
Officials on Saturday had reported 2,641 additional known COVID-19 cases and 41 additional known deaths in Nevada.
Late last month, Gov. Steve Sisolak tightened Nevada’s virus-prevention measures, including the number of customers businesses can accept and the number of people allowed to gather.
Sisolak has said he planned to re-evaluate the restrictions, which he referred to as a “statewide pause” after three weeks, which would be on Dec. 16.
State officials have not indicated whether they plan to adjust the restrictions ahead of the Christmas holiday period.
Data from Johns Hopkins University and The COVID Tracking Project showed that rolling seven-day averages of daily new cases, daily deaths and COVID-19 positivity increased over the past two weeks in Nevada.
The number of infections is thought to be far higher than reported because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
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