A map from Clark County Public Health shows areas by ZIP code where confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been tested. The rates per 100,000 of population in each ZIP code are shown by progressively deeper shades of color for a greater case rate.
A graph from Clark County Public Health showing the percentage of confirmed COVID-19 cases by age, updated to Oct. 6.
The latest data on confirmed COVID-19 in Clark County shows that the rate of recent cases continues to climb, though Tuesday’s update shows the fewest active cases in almost a month.
Clark County Public Health’s Oct. 6 update shows a total of 3,688 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county since the outbreak began. The 119 active cases reported Tuesday was the lowest number of active ones since early September. Active cases are ones currently in the isolation period.
Though active cases are relatively low, the rate of cases in the past two weeks grew this week. Public Health’s Oct. 6 report showed 95.6 cases per 100,000 of population in the past 14 days, up from 86.18 per 100,000 the previous week. Clark County remains in the “high” range under the state’s school reopening guidance for in-person instruction.
Public Health reported 25 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were hospitalized in Clark County, with another 10 under investigation, awaiting test results. No additional deaths of individuals with confirmed COVID-19 were reported Tuesday, keeping that total at 60.
