Clark County recorded three new COVID-19 deaths and 70 new confirmed and probable cases on Wednesday, according to Clark County Public Health.
The fatalities were two women and one man, one in their 60s, one in their 70s and one 80 or older. All three had underlying medical conditions, according to Public Health, which did not offer additional details. Their deaths push the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in Clark County to 248 to date.
The deaths are added to the county’s tally 10 to 12 days after they occur. The last death had been reported Friday.
The new fatalities came as COVID-19 cases continued to rebound from a low in early March.
On Wednesday, Public Health reported 62 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, pushing the county’s total case count to 20,134 to date, and eight new probable cases, pushing that total to 764 to date. Confirmed cases are determined by molecular, or PCR, testing, while probable cases are determined by faster but less-reliable antigen testing.
The county began reporting probable cases this week.
There has been an average of about 59 new confirmed cases a day reported in Clark County since Friday, which is up from the past two week’s average of 45 to 46 new cases a day, according to Public Health data. Average daily case totals rose to as high as about 180 in January before falling to a low of about 29 new cases a day in early March.
The number of active cases, which tracks both confirmed and probable cases in their isolation period, rose by 15 to 458 on Wednesday, according to Public Health data.
Hospitalizations remained unchanged on Wednesday, with 19 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and six people hospitalized awaiting test results. Those patients accounted for 4.3 percent of the county’s licensed hospital beds, according to Public Health data.
