Clark County reported eight new deaths from COVID-19 on Friday as the average number of new cases fell to the lowest level since October, according to Clark County Public Health.
Public Health said the fatalities included two women in their 60s with underlying conditions, a man in his 70s with underlying conditions, and three women and two men age 80 or older, with all but one of the men with underlying conditions.
Ten people died from COVID-19 since Feb. 5, down from 20 the week before and 16 the week ending Jan. 29. COVID-19 has been blamed in 212 deaths to date, according to Public Health data.
Public Health reported 29 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 17,735 to date.
There was an average of about 48 new cases per day since Feb. 5, down from about 77 cases per day the previous week and about 94 cases per day the week ending Jan. 29. Case totals peaked in the week ending Jan. 8, with an average of about 180 new cases per day.
This week’s count of new cases was the lowest since the seven days ending Oct. 23, when Public Health reported an average of about 43 new cases per day.
The number of active cases dropped to 351 on Friday, down from 376 on Thursday, showing a continuing decline in the number of people still in their isolation period, according to Public Health data.
Hospitalizations fell slightly, with 33 people hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 37 on Thursday, and six people hospitalized awaiting test results, down from 14 on Thursday.
As of Friday, 84.4 percent of licensed ICU beds in Clark County were occupied, down from 85.9 percent on Thursday.
