Because it can be 14 days before a person exposed to the virus becomes ill, it will be a couple of weeks before any spike occurs associated with holiday gatherings.
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The Southern Nevada Water Authority has been testing wastewater for the presence of the coronavirus since March.
The update brings the state totals to 150,527 coronavirus cases and 2,136 deaths since the pandemic began.
Case totals and positivity rates have been increasing since mid-September, and the number of weekly deaths has increased in November.
There were 3,159 new coronavirus cases and 24 additional deaths reported in Nevada on Wednesday, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
There were 2,853 new coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday, along with 24 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ website.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada will go into a “statewide pause” for three weeks as the coronavirus continues its wildfire-like spread across Nevada.
Nevada on Friday reported the highest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths in nearly three months, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
At Thursday’s task force meeting, Nevada COVID-19 response director Caleb Cage asked county leaders for recommendations on what action the governor should take.
This is the second time in a week Nevada eclipsed 2,000 new COVID-19 cases.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday said that he will be announcing new measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the state “very soon.”
The Nevada Hospital Association on Tuesday warned that “current strategies are not successfully minimizing the spread of serious disease,” according to a statement.
There were 27 new deaths reported on Tuesday, along with 1,697 additional cases, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website.
A day after Gov. Steve Sisolak implored Nevadans to stay home for two weeks to contain the recent coronavirus spike, the state again reported more than 1,000 new cases.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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According to the Southern Nevada Health District, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are a threat because they can transmit diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika.
For those enjoying Juneteenth, the high should be close to seasonable near 101 with wind gusts to 21 mph.
A man in his 50s was stabbed to death after a group of people ran to help a screaming woman who was possibly being sexually assaulted police said, citing witnesses.