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Washoe County reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, bringing the county death toll to 120,according to the Regional Information Center.

The two most recent deaths include a man in his 70s and a woman in her 80s. Both had underlying health conditions.

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There were also 65 additional recoveries reported, bringing the county total to 4,548 recoveries, and 36 more cases of the coronavirus, for a total of 5,792.

Other data released Sunday include:

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Nevada reported eight more COVID-19 deaths and 811 additional cases on Sunday, according to thestate's COVID dashboard.

There are now 56,230 confirmed cases in the state, with most of them in Clark County.

There have also been 8,597 more tests administered, bringing the state'stotal to 799,212.

The daily positivity rate was listed at 11.3% as of Sunday morning. The number of people hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 is listed at 796, down by 40 people, while the number of people being treated in intensive care units was at 287, down by 11 people.

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