Nevada state counts 2,648 additional corona infections

The US state of Nevada is reporting one of its highest daily increases in coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, and its worst week yet.

The state on Saturday reported 2,648 additional known coronavirus infections and 56 additional deaths. That’s close to the record of 60 deaths reported only on Wednesday. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the state’s one-week total of 299 coronavirus deaths was the worst yet.

Nevada has now had 246,309 known coronavirus infections and 3,450 deaths since the pandemic began.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Nevada increased from 2,115.3 on December 25 to 2,373.6 on Friday while the rolling average of daily deaths rose from 33.6 to 35.4, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and The Covid Tracking Project.

Officials anticipate a rise in cases and deaths in coming weeks, following Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s gatherings.-AP