A graph showing the daily number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, as well as a curve of cumulative cases, updated to July 28. The left axis shows the number of new cases per day based on date of testing, while the right shows the cumulative number.
The number of cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Clark County surpassed 1,700 with today’s update as 37 more individuals were added to the county’s tally.
Clark County Public Health’s July 28 report showed the county has had a total of 1,717 cases since the outbreak began. No additional deaths of individuals with confirmed COVID-19 were reported, keeping that total at 37.
The county continues to sit at a higher rate of new cases than the target for moving toward reopening. Clark County’s incidence of new COVID-19 cases is 96.4 per 100,000 residents in two weeks, nearly four times the 25 per 100,000 target.
There are 18 patients hospitalized in the county who have confirmed COVID-19, Public Health reported, with another nine under investigation and awaiting test results.
