Clark County records 36 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths on Wednesday

Clark County recorded 36 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Wednesday, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health.

There have been 18,879 cases of COVID-19 in Clark County to date, with an average of about 34 cases a day reported since Friday, matching the daily average from last week, according to Public Health data.

There have been 232 deaths from COVID-19 to date, with the last fatality reported on Tuesday, according to Public Health data.

COVID-19 cases peaked shortly after the start of the year and have been declining ever since. The decline has showed up in test positivity data, which showed a positivity rate of 3.07 percent, with 216 of 7,031 COVID-19 tests coming back positive in the week of Feb. 21-27, down from a positivity rate of 4.8 percent the previous week.

Clark County COVID-19 testing

Date range	Positive tests	Total tests	Percent positive
To date	17,850	352,709	5.06%
Jan. 17-23	698	10,435	6.69%
Jan. 24-30	612	9,413	6.50%
Jan. 31-Feb. 6	392	8,713	4.50%
Feb. 7-13	254	7,481	3.40%
Feb. 14-20	246	5,130	4.80%
Feb. 21-27	216	7,031	3.07%

Updated March 16.

There were 268 active cases on Wednesday, counting people with COVID-19 still in their isolation period, up from 259 on Tuesday.

Hospitalizations have been steady, with 18 people hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 19 on Tuesday, and one person hospitalized awaiting test results, down from three on Tuesday.

Clark County records 36 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths on WednesdayFree

Public Health data shows test positivity was dropping in February

Clark County COVID-19 testing

Clark County COVID-19 testing

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