CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials reported 489 new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths on Friday, bringing the statewide totals to 70,712 confirmed cases and 1,375 deaths a day before the six-month anniversary of its first reported case.
Nevada's 10.5% cumulative positivity rate ranks it among only 11 states with a cumulative positivity rate higher than 10%, which is more than double the World Health Organization’s 5% recommendation for reopening. The vast majority of cases and deaths have occurred in the Las Vegas-area.