COVID-19 numbers in Nevada are spiking as health officials point to the highly contagious Delta variant as the cause. The state’s daily number of new casts, hospitalizations, and positivity rate are at their highest levels since February. Washoe County reported its third death from the Delta variant Wednesday in an unvaccinated woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions. Washoe County added 53 cases of the Delta variant Wednesday-that’s the highest number of new cases since May 6th. We have 118 overall cases of the Delta variant virus strain, first identified in India.