Las Vegas and Clark County were among the many communities across the U.S. participating in a national remembrance for the 400,000-plus people who have succumbed to the coronavirus.
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Southern Nevada Health District posted Monday morning that “frontline community support” workers can schedule an appointment.
As the scourge of COVID-19 has swept across Nevada, one east Las Vegas community — the 89110 ZIP code — has experienced the worst of it.
Clark County officials urge patience amid issues with coronavirus vaccination scheduling websites — and even more patience will be required once more groups become eligible for the vaccine next week.
Cashman Center in Las Vegas will open Friday to those who were able to make appointments on the Southern Nevada Health District’s website before it crashed.
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic and speed up the vaccine rollout.
The updated figures posted to the state Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website brought cumulative totals for Nevada to 253,985 cases and 3,596 deaths.
The Southern Nevada Health District and other agencies in Clark County launch COVID-19 vaccinations for older residents.
Restaurant owners say they can’t figure it out: If they’re such a danger to the public, why aren’t their employees higher in priority in the COVID vaccination plan?
As hospitals filled with COVID-19 patients this weekend, a St. Rose Domincan hospital issued a disaster declaration after reaching 137 percent capacity in its ICU.
“Our primary goal is to ensure we don’t let any doses go to waste. We want to maximize every dose that comes into the state — and avoid expired or unused doses,” he said.
Some Clark County School District parents wonder if it’s worth transitioning to in-person classes late in the school year. Others want students in class as soon as possible.
California is closing in on 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic as hospitals scramble to find beds for severely ill patients during a continuing spike in COVID-19 case numbers.
Nearly 1,000 Las Vegas police employees have tested positive for COVID and two have died, according to newly released statistics from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center have opened a center to provide monoclonal antibody treatments to patients with early COVID-19.
Fallout from New Year’s Eve? Health officials say the spontaneous gathering of thousands on the Las Vegas Strip could result in a COVID-19 superspreader event.
A surge in COVID-19 deaths has overwhelmed many of Southern Nevada’s mortuaries, which have reported concerns over capacity issues to the state’s funeral board.
The state’s previous one-day record for COVID-19 fatalities was the 59 reported on Thursday.
The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought the total number of cases in the state to 233,032, while the death toll rose to 3,206.
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