Treatments postponed early in the pandemic and heat also are playing a role in the historic high counts.
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Gary and Judy Robinson say they have experienced first-hand the benefits of Aduhelm, approved by the FDA Administration in June, through Judy’s participation in clinical trials.
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is proposing using federal coronavirus relief funds to give $100 to every person who gets vaccinated, the latest incentive to be offered in Nevada.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak imposed a new mandate Tuesday that requires everyone, vaccinated or not, to wear masks indoors in public places in counties with high rates of COVID-19 transmission, including Clark County.
The Silver State’s vaccination rate, though nothing to brag about, is nearer the middle of the pack than the bottom. So what else might be behind the surge in COVID-19 cases?
“I was that skeptical dude that I thought COVID was a joke,” Sgt. Tom “T.J.” Jenkins says in a video posted online. “… I’m here to tell you it almost took me off this planet.”
Since the state reopened businesses in early June, summer surge cases have been concentrated in the south and northwest Las Vegas Valley.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss the role that federal teams are playing to combat Nevada’s COVID-19 surge.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 931 new coronavirus cases and 28 deaths over the preceding day — the latter a concerning number that was inflated by delayed reporting.
Byron Peterson, 80, who developed Wernicke’s aphasia as the result of a stroke, inspired a character in “The Ice Road,” a Netflix film starring Liam Neeson released in late June.
Vaccinations, entertainment and some expensive prizes were offered at #VivaVaxVegas, a Strip-side vaccination clinic at Park MGM.
The Southern Nevada Health District’s recommendation extends to both those vaccinated against COVID-19 and unvaccinated people.
The weeklong camp, which started in 2019 but skipped last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to inspire students to pursue a career in nursing.
A health official said California residents, particularly the unvaccinated, should rethink traveling to Nevada or other states where COVID-19 cases are high.
Dr. Anthony Fauci answers questions from RJ readers about a mask mandate and whether a Las Vegas concert with tens of thousands of audience members could be attended safely.
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The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.