Much of the nation has reopened, but the pandemic is not over.
The number of COVID-19 cases in many states, including Nevada, are on the rise.
OVER.THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASESIS SPIKING NOW IN SEVERALSTATES-- INCLUDING NEVADA.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT WITH THE LATEST.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NEVADA'SCOVID- 19 DATA SHOWS THAT THESTATE ISBEGINNING TO SEE AN UPTICK INCASES DIAGNOSED IN THE LAST TWOWEEKS.THAT'S PARTIALLY DUE TO ANINCREASE IN EASILY ACCESSIBLETESTING STATEWIDE.."THE AVAILABILITY OF TESTING ISSOMETHING THAT EVENTUALLYBRINGS THE NUMBER OF CASES TOHIGHER LEVELS."STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY OURCUMLATIVE TEST POSITIVITYRATE--- WHICH MEASURES THENUMBER OF POSITIVE TEST RESULTSCOMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OFTESTS-- HAS GONE UP.THIS IS THE FIRST TIMEOFFICIALS HAVE NOTICED A SPIKESINCE THAT RATE STARTED TODECLINE IN APRIL.SINCE JUNE FIRST STATE DATASHOWSTHERE HAS BEEN AN AVERAGE OF168 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ADAY-COMPARED TO 115 A DAY INTHE PREVIOUS 8 DAYS BEFORETHAT.MEANWHILE -- NATIONWIDE 21STATES AND PUERTO RICO AREREGISTERING A RISEIN COVID CASES.AND 14 STATES - INCLUDINGARIZONA - HAVE SEEN THEIRHIGHEST SEVEN DAY AVERAGEGROWTH SINCE THE PANDEMICBEGAN.THOSE GROWTH NUMBERS COULD BEATTRIBUTED TO MORE TESTING--BUTSEVERAL STATES ARE ALSO SEEINGAN UPTICK IN HOSPITALIZATIONS.HERE AT HOME, MORE PEOPLE AREGOING TO CASINOS AND PROTESTINGIN THE STREETS -- INCREASINGEXPOSURE.DOCTOR FERMIN LEGUEN WITH THESOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICTSAYS RESULTS REFLECTING ANYCHANGE WILL COME IN A WEEK ORTWO.HE SAYS THE DISTRICT REMAINSVIGILANT ON LOOKING OUT FOR ANYSIGNIFICANT SPIKES IN CASES."WE ARE INVESTIGATING ANDLOOKING AT THIS WITH MOREATTENTION BECAUSE WE DON'T JUSTWANT TO RELAX AND JUSTATTRIBUTE THAT TO TESTING."HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TOENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUETO STAY AT HOME WHEN POSSIBLE,WEAR A FACE COVERING IN PUBLIC,MAINTAIN SIXFEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDFOLLOW PROPER HAND HYGIENE.HERE IS A LIVE LOOK FROM LIVEDRIVE AT TEXAS STATION HOTELAND CASINO
"It is worrisome but we know it's going to happen"; Daviess County Health Department prepares for more COVID-19 cases
Carney also added that the state will not move into phase three of reopening, it will remain in phase two.
