Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID wastewater activity. Experts said a tourist surge over the Fourth of July weekend was one factor.
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COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus over the coming weeks.
Tourism has fueled the economy for decades. The pandemic has painfully exposed its dangers.
When people have money to burn, Las Vegas heats up. But as seen twice now in the past decade or so, when the national economy gets hit hard, Southern Nevada ends up on life support.
The coronavirus outbreak’s current surge will present Arizona with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the state takes steps such as ordering a three-week stay-home shutdown and implementing a statewide mask mandate, university researchers said.
There were 2,912 new coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 24 additional fatalities, state data shows.
The real Christmas tree industry is glad to see that more Americans appear to be flocking to fresh-cut evergreens this season.
The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more employees largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surge out of control in the nation’s most populous county.
The city visited more than 2,000 businesses to ensure compliance with public health guidelines.
Nevada is experiencing a fall surge that is spreading faster than its summer surge. Nearly half of the state’s cases have been reported since mid-September.
Case totals and positivity rates have been increasing since mid-September, and the number of weekly deaths has increased in November.
Clergy members express disappointment, mixed with understanding, at going back to 50-person limit in live services.
A day after Nevada surpassed 3,000 new cases in a single day for the first time, the state reported another 2,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Las Vegas Justice Court is postponing many hearings until next year because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, but in-person hearings will continue for evictions.
Nevada congresswoman Susie Lee tested positive for coronavirus after traveling to Ohio to see her dying mother this week.