By Associated Press - Friday, July 31, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada health officials say the state saw a record spike in single-day confirmed deaths from COVID-19.

The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday Nevada saw 29 additional fatalities from the novel coronavirus - the largest since the outbreak began - and recorded 1,264 new cases.

That moves the case total for Nevada to 48,088 and the death toll to 830.



The agency also reported a net increase of 14 hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases to a total of 1,159.

That is just one below the highest total of 1,160 recorded in the state’s hospitalization database for July 23.

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