Curve flattening in Southern Nevada, officials hope peak is 'sooner rather than later'

[TexasTowelie]

The good news – social distancing is working. The curve is flattening and the peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations is moving farther away in Southern Nevada.

The bad news – the delayed peak could mean an extended time hunkering down.

“I don’t want to speak too far ahead,” Dr. Vit Kraushaar, Medical Investigator for the Southern Nevada Health District, adding SNHD is determining the effectiveness of social distancing and he “doesn’t want to give false or preliminary information.”

Models place the peak of the disease in Nevada at a number of dates in April. One, from the University of Washington, says the peak use of resources in the state was April 8.

Read more: https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2020/04/10/curve-flattening-in-southern-nevada-officials-hope-peak-is-sooner-rather-than-later/