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Nevada identifies 447 new COVID-19 cases

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By Alex Chhith Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 30, 2020 - 1:14 pm
 
Updated August 30, 2020 - 2:01 pm

Nevada recorded 447 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

The cases raised the state total to 68,908. The death total in Nevada was unchanged, at 1,302.

The state’s infection or positivity rate, which is calculated by the Review-Journal as confirmed cases divided by people tested, stood at 11.58 percent. It bottomed out at 5.20 percent on June 17.

As of Sunday, 850,535 tests had been performed in Nevada.

Intensive care hospitalizations dropped by 15 to 182 patients.

In Clark County, there was an increase of 364 cases, according to data posted on the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website. The cases raised the county total to 59,154.

Washoe County reported 30 new cases, bringing its total to 7,204.

Contact Alex Chhith at achhith@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0290. Follow @alexchhith on Twitter.

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