Nevada’s latest COVID-19 surge mirrors rise to November peak

By SCOTT SONNER
Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Health officials in northern Nevada say current coronavirus trends mirror those that led to some of the worst of the pandemic. They warned Tuesday about the possibility of closing schools or limiting business capacities again if the steep trajectory of new cases doesn’t begin to flatten soon. The Washoe County Health District also confirmed on Tuesday the first COVID-19 death of a fully vaccinated person in the Reno-Sparks area, a man in his 80s with multiple underlying conditions. Nevada’s test positivity rate has risen from a low of 3.4% in mid-May to 16.3% on Monday. It’s reached 17.1% in Clark County and 15.4% in Washoe County.