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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Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
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Controversy has swirled around the question all year. Lacking a national coronavirus death definition, state officials created their own.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency Sunday night and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem a surge in coronavirus patient hospitalizations that is testing the state’s hospital capacity.
There are 1,276 new cases of the coronavirus, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services’ website.
Many schools nationwide are relaxing at least some application requirements for the fall 2021 semester — most commonly, by not requiring scores from SAT and ACT college entrance exams.
There were 1,824 new cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, the second day in a row that the state has reported a record high daily increase in cases.
Thousands of Nevada business owners are unsure whether they’ll be able to stay afloat without another round of federal stimulus relief and a strong comeback of Las Vegas’ convention businesses.
The Nevada Department of Corrections reported 100 new COVID-19 cases at a correctional center in Carson City.
The Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that gatherings of more than 1,000 people not be approved for the time being.
The state’s seven-day average of new cases also surpassed 1,000 for the first time since August, and hospitalizations across the state continued to climb.
Nevada’s workforce agency said recent initial jobless claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are “highly suspect.”
State agencies are being asked to prepare for more steep cuts for the coming years as the economic distress caused by the pandemic continues to put a crunch on Nevada’s budget.
The Nov. 14 football game between New Mexico and UNR will be played at Sam Boyd Stadium because of COVID-19 protocols in New Mexico, the Mountain West announced Thursday.
A new COVID-19 restriction ordered by Gov. Charlie Baker was expanded by the Massachusetts gaming regulators Thursday and Las Vegas companies are complying.
Nevada on Thursday reported the highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases since mid-July, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.