Clark County’s COVID-19 activity remained in the moderate category for school reopening in data released Tuesday that also showed 20 new confirmed cases and one new death.
The new COVID-19 fatality was a man 80 years or older with no underlying conditions, according to Clark County Public Health. His death brings the disease’s death toll to 48 in Clark County to date.
The 20 new cases bring the county’s total number of recorded COVID-19 cases to 2,455, according to public health. As of Tuesday, 18 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 10 were hospitalized awaiting test results.
The county’s activity rate, which measures the number of cases per 100,000 people over 14 days, fell to 71.6 in the data released Tuesday. Last week, it had been 74.7, just barely in the “moderate risk” category in the state’s guidance for school reopening.
An earlier report from Public Health erroneously said the activity rate had risen back into the “high activity” category. The mistake was caught early Tuesday evening and corrected.
In the “moderate risk” category, the state recommends distance learning with the option for limited in-person learning for students who need it most, such as children with disabilities and students living homeless.
Clark County school districts have adopted remote learning for the upcoming year, and health officials have said the county would need to see activity levels remain in the moderate risk category for at least three weeks in a row before considering relaxing restrictions.
As of Tuesday, children 19 and younger represented 13 percent of all cases, with 311 cases to date. Youth ages 10-19 had about twice as many infections (207 cases, 9 percent) than children younger 9 years old (104 cases, 4 percent).
Young adults in their 20s had the highest share of COVID-19 cases (461, 19 percent), followed by adults in their 30s (439, 18 percent), adults in their 40s (389, 16 percent), adults in their 50s (352, 14 percent), adults in their 60s (242, 10 percent), adults in their 70s (126, 5 percent) and adults age 80 and over (115, 5 percent).
The largest number of deaths has been among adults age 80 and older, with 28 deaths. Seven deaths were reported in people in their 60s, one death for people in their 50s, one death for people in their 40s and two deaths for people in their 30s. No deaths have been reported in anyone younger than 30.
Other data, including a map showing which ZIP codes have the highest percentage of residents with COVID-19, can be viewed on Clark County Public Health’s website.
