Clark County ties records for new COVID-19 cases, deaths over weekendFree

Clark County tied records for most new COVID-19 cases and deaths this weekend in the latest data released by Clark County Public Health.

Three people died over the weekend from COVID-19, bringing the total death toll from the disease to 69. There have been 10 deaths so far this month.

The fatalities were a man in his 70s with no underlying health conditions, a woman over age 80 with no underlying health conditions and a woman over age 80 with underlying health conditions, according to Public Health.

The deaths, the first since Oct. 21, are the third time Public Health has reported three deaths in a single report. The first was April 6, with three deaths reported in a single day, and the second was July 30, which like Monday’s report counted deaths that occurred since the previous Friday.

There were 157 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Friday, matching a record weekend high set in data released Oct. 12. The total works out to just over 53 new cases per day, a step up from last week’s seven-day average of just over 43 cases per day.

The new cases bring the county’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,567 to date.

The number of active cases, which tracks people with COVID-19 still in their isolation period, rose to 179 as of Monday.

There were 16 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Clark County and seven people hospitalized awaiting test results, according to Public Health.