Coronavirus deaths in Nevada have nearly doubled over the past three days and quadrupled the past week to a total of 26 , health officials said Tuesday.
Confirmed cases have more than tripled from about 300 a week ago to more than 1,100 now.The eight new deaths confirmed from Monday to Tuesday are twice as many as the previous single-day increase, when four each were reported March 26 and March 28. Deaths attributed to the virus in Nevada totaled six statewide on March 25, and 14 on March 28. Twenty-three have been in Clark County and three in Washoe County, according to the Southern Nevada and Washoe County health districts.