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In Nevada, Las Vegas Area Logs 95% Of New Daily COVID-19 Cases

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada health officials say 95% of the 980 new coronavirus cases reported statewide during the last day were in the Las Vegas area.

State coronavirus response officials said Tuesday that Clark County residents accounted for 931 of the positive COVID-19 tests reported.

Confirmed cases statewide topped 52,000, and 15 more deaths brought Nevada's total to at least 862. Separately, the governor's office issued a report tallying $16.7 billion in federal coronavirus funding to Nevada since Congress approved a $2.2 trillion emergency aid bill in March.

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The report says nearly $2.2 billion went toward $600-per-week payments to idled workers statewide.