Not only are more people coming to the densely populated area, but the summer heat is also keeping more people indoors. That\u2019s likely leading to the jump in cases. Nevada\u2019s 14-day average positivity rate now stands at 8.2 percent, and the state averages nearly 370 new cases each day.<\/p>\n
\nAdditionally, increases will likely continue to persist due to recent holidays and stagnation of vaccination rates, with only 44% of eligible Clark County residents who are 12 and over older being fully vaccinated,\u201d McDaniel said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Even with the rise in cases and hospitalizations, she pointed out the state has yet to see a similar jump in the number of COVID-19 deaths. She said that nationally, 99 percent of the people who died from COVID-19 last month were not vaccinated.<\/p>\n
Federal Help Coming Soon to Nevada<\/h2>\n
Entering Thursday, Nevada has administered nearly 2.6 million doses of vaccines, and 53.8 percent of the population age 12 and older have received at least one shot. However, 45.6 percent of eligible residents are considered fully vaccinated, which means there\u2019s a large contingent of Nevadans who have yet to get a shot.<\/p>\n
Across the country, the average fully vaccinated rate by state is 48.2 percent, according to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center.<\/p>\n
Nevada\u2019s highest rates for vaccinations are in Washoe County, home to Reno, and Carson City, the state capital. Both of those communities have 61 percent of their eligible populations receive at least one dose.<\/p>\n
Sisolak earlier this month called on the Biden Administration in Washington to help the state get more people vaccinated, especially in the Las Vegas area. At the VaxNevada announcement, he said that the first wave of FEMA officials will be in the Las Vegas area starting next week to help set up 60 pop-up vaccination sites in the area.<\/p>\n
Neither the governor nor others have hinted at possibly bringing back restrictions in wake of the jump in cases, focusing instead on driving up the vaccination rate. Nevada, which saw its casinos close for nearly three months last year and saw a steep drop in visitors throughout 2020, was one of the states hit hardest economically by the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the first winners of the state\u2019s VaxNevada drawings on Thursday. But the presentation was interrupted by a protester who tried to confront the governor over the COVID-19 vaccines. Moments before he gave a North Las Vegas kindergarten teacher the first $250,000 prize, a man carrying a bullhorn and a selfie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":179159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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