Doctor discusses spike in COVID-19 cases

Doctor discusses spike in COVID-19 cases

As Nevada sets a new record for coronavirus cases Saturday, a doctor shared her perspective on the spike.

ALMOST A THREE FOLD INCREASEFROM OUR HIGHEST NUMBER INCONFIRMED CASES" TWO MOREPEOPLE HAVE ALSO DIED - ANDTWENTY TWO MORE PEOPLE ARE INHOSPITALS IN CLARK COUNTY -ACCORDING TO THE STATE.((SOT)) DR.CHRISTINA MADISON "THIS IS NOTJUST FROM OUR INCREASED TESTINGCAPACITY" DOCTOR CHRISTINAMADISON - WEIGHING IN - ON THENEW DATA.((SHOW DATA)) SO FAR IN THEPANDEMIC -- THE NEVADADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES IS REPORTING 500DEATHS, 16,339 CONFIRMED CASES,AND OVER 301,000 TESTSPERFORMED.19 PERCENT OF CASES -- AREBETWEEN 20 AND 29 YEARS OLD.CHRISTINA MADISON "IT ISALARMING BECAUSE WE DON'T WANTTO GET TO A SITUATION WHERE WESHUT DOWN OUR ECONOMY AGAIN"((SHOW DATA)) DOCTOR MADISONTELLS ME EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ABIG INCREASE IN CASESE - ITHASN'T LED TO A BIG INCREASEHOSPITALIZATION OR VENTILATORUSE - AS THOSE INFECTED - MAYNOT NEED THAT MEDICALATTENTION.HOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS HAVEFLUCTUATED DURING THE MONTH OFJUNE - DROPPING A BIT AFTER THE16TH - BUT ARE NOW RISINGAGAIN.THE STATE REPORTS 117 CONFIRMEDOR SUSPECTED COVID CASES AREIN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS - AND66 ARE ON VENTILATORS.CHRISTINA MADISON "IF WE DON'TFIND THOSE CASES WE CAN'TISOLATE THEM, AND DO CONTACTTRACING IN ORDER TO ISOLATE THEPEOPLE THEY CAME IN CONTACT SOWE DON'T CONTINUE TO SPREADTHIS VIRUS"GET THIS - DOCTOR MADISON ALSO