Hospital workers in Clark County say the COVID-19 surge is pushing them to their limits, despite the Nevada Hospital Association’s assurances that hospitals can take more patients.
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Investigators have collected information from infected Nevadans using an extensive 65-question survey. Many of those data points are now being abandoned.
The number stretches back to June. Until now, the visitor data ran through only mid-August. At that time at least 530 visitors had tested positive for COVID-19.
Johns Hopkins University published an alarming COVID-19 positivity rate that puts Nevada well above the national average. It’s also incorrect, state officials say.
More than 100 UNLV students have tested positive after being on campus, according to data from the Nevada System of Higher Education, which posts coronavirus data weekly.
Health agencies say disease investigation reports have “limited, if any value” to the public. Outside experts question the decision.
Nevada’s first reported case of the coronavirus was March 5. In the months that have passed, the state has seen a drop in its seven-day average of new cases and hospitalizations are down.
The vast majority of the visitors tested positive while they were in Nevada. The data dates back to June 1; casinos reopened June 4.
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
The coronavirus is estimated to be the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., and its ranking in the state could rise as the year progresses.
Lack of preparedness contributed to cases surging in ZIP codes 89030 and 89110. Both neighborhoods have a population that is about two-thirds Latino, double that of Clark County as a whole.
Nevadans facing financial hardship can now apply for rental assistance from a new state program under the CARES Act. Local governments also have funds.
Deaths among coronavirus patients are growing in Clark County, according to a data analysis. Who is impacted most? Older men who have diabetes and high blood pressure.
The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System in Henderson has been used to clean more than 1,700 of the N95 masks since early May.
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