Nevada COVID-19 update for Nov. 11

Nevada COVID-19 update for Nov. 11 including hospital capacity update.

CASES SINCE YESTERDAY.THIS COMES A DAY AFTER GOVERNORSTEVE SISOLAK ASKED NEVADANS TOSTAY AT HOME WHEN THEY CAN.SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THEPANDEMIC ..MORE THAN "1-HUNDRED-13THOUSAND" NEVDANS HAVE BEENDIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS.AND NEARLY "19-HUNDRED"NEVADANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVESTO THE VIRUS.THE AVERAGE TEST POSITIVITYRATE IS NEARLY "14 PERCENT".STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT..OVER THE LAST WEEK..THERE HAS BEEN AN AVERAGE OFMORE THAN "13-HUNDRED" NEWCASES A DAY.ONE MONTH AGO..THE 7-DAY AVERAGE WAS "5-HUNDRED-26" NEW CASES A DAY.THERE IS ALSO ANINCREASE.....IN THE NUMBER OF COVID-19PATIENTS ENDING UP.....IN THE HOSPITAL... BUT....LOCAL HOSPITALS REMAIN....FULLY PREPARED.IN A JOINT STATEMENT ...SOUTHERN NEVADA HOSPITALS WRITEIN PART... "TODAY...SOUTHERN NEVADA HOSPITALS....HAVE MORE AVAILABLE CAPACITYTHAN WE DID.....AT THE SAME TIME....LAST YEAR...BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.WHILE OUR HEALTH CARE COMMUNITYHAS THE ABILITY TO ADD.....TEMPORARY BEDS....IF NEEDED....WE HAVE NOT HAD TOACTIVATE.....ANY SURGE PLANS......AS CURRENT HOSPITAL CAPACITYREMAINS....SUFFICIENT.WE CONTINUE TO DO....ELECTIVE SURGERIES.OUR HOSPITALS REMAIN SAFEPLACES..... TO RECEIVE CARE....AND...NEVADANS SHOULD NOT DELAYSEEKING....NECESSARY TREATMENT."LAS VEGAS METRO POLICE NEEDHELP FINDING A FORMER ASSISTANTSHERIFF WHO THEY SAY COULD BE