Nevada over the weekend shattered the record for the highest number of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus since the virus was first identified in the state.
Nevada on Saturday recorded nearly 3,200 new cases of COVID-19, the highest amount of newly confirmed cases recorded in the state in a single day, per official estimates.
The 3,194 cases marked just the second time the state has surpassed more than 3,000 cases in a single day. On Nov. 25, Nevada saw an estimated 3,159 recorded cases.