Number of coronavirus cases in Nevada tops 1,000

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks during a news conference at the Sawyer State Building in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Sisolak ordered a monthlong closure of casinos and other non-essential businesses in order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mon, Mar 30, 2020 (11:16 a.m.)

Nevada has now surpassed 1,000 coronavirus cases, as state officials this morning reported that 1,008 people have tested positive.

There have been 15 virus-related deaths statewide, 14 of them in Clark County.

The number of confirmed cases has nearly doubled since Friday, when Nevada Health Response reported 532 cases. The Southern Nevada Health District said Sunday there were 753 confirmed cases in Clark County. The Health District and the Health Response statistics frequently have discrepancies because they update their statistics at different times.

The Health Response website reports 11,025 Nevadans have been tested for the virus, with 10,207 tests coming back negative.

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