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 last week of federal unemployment benefits that was supposed to come this week is now expected next week.
Nevada recorded 1,018 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 more deaths over the preceding day as the death toll in the state surged past 800, according to data posted Thursday.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Wednesday said it no longer recommends people who tested positive for COVID-19 be tested again.
The special session of the Nevada Legislature, scheduled to begin Thursday, has been delayed.
Hawaii residents have voiced concerns about the effectiveness of a temporary quarantine for travelers to slow the coronavirus as the number of visitors to the state increases.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will continue to offer its employees pay and benefits through at least Oct. 31.
The service provided two fixed routes connecting Nevada State College with the College of Southern Nevada’s Charleston, North Las Vegas and Henderson campuses.
The Las Vegas facility is taking part in a final phase trial for a vaccine and testing other drugs to prevent and treat the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., which booked 17 straight profitable years before the pandemic hit, on Wednesday said that it lost $93.1 million in the second quarter and plans to furlough up to 275 pilots.
Thousands of frustrated Nevadans have reached out for help as they try to reach DETR or figure out what is wrong with their jobless claims.
Lawmakers Wednesday approved an additional $108 million in federal pandemic assistance funds for Nevada’s COVID-19 response.
For more than 16 years, Erik Lloyd worked to help fellow Clark County police officers hurt or killed in the line of duty.
The number of new cases was below the daily average of slightly more than 1,058 over the preceding week and was the lowest daily total announced by the agency since July 20.
The Nevada Legislature’s second special session of the summer will start Friday, with lawmakers expected to tackle a litany of issues from reforms on policing and elections to ways to protect workers amid a global pandemic.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency directive Tuesday reopening athletic fields and ordering social distancing protocols for in-person schooling.