A person moves their arm after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination at UNLV, Monday, April 5, 2021.
Monday, April 12, 2021 | 6:21 p.m.
CARSON CITY — Health officials in Nevada reported no new deaths attributable to COVID-19 on Monday, for a second straight day, and said a two-week measure of the percentage of people tested and found to be infected remained steady at 5% statewide.
The state Department of Health and Human Services tallied 319 new coronavirus cases for the day, with the total since the pandemic began more than 308,000. The number of Nevadans who have died from the virus remained at 5,332.
Officials said more than 617,000 people — or nearly 25% of state residents age 16 and older — have been fully vaccinated.
Vaccination chief Karissa Loper said Nevada has not seen serious adverse reactions among people receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine like those that prompted officials in Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and Colorado to pause administering the single-dose vaccine.
Nevada response chief Caleb Cage and medical researcher Dr. Mark Riddle of the UNR School of Medicine said all three vaccines being offered in Nevada are safe and effective.
The 5% test positivity rate is the World Health Organization goal for relaxing coronavirus restrictions, and the state’s COVID-19 Task Force is moving this week to turn over pandemic mitigation control to local authorities beginning May 1.
