COVID-19 Positivity Rate Increasing

Likely spurred by increased exposures to the coronavirus at social gatherings during the Labor Day weekend, Nevada’s statewide daily positivity rate for COVID-19 is on an upward trend after a steady decline over the past month according to state health officials. A recent surge in Washoe County and smaller gains in new cases are being reported elsewhere in the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 13.2%.