Candida auris cases have reached their highest levels, months after Nevada’s congressional delegation called for a better plan for fighting the fungus.
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”
Supporters say Senate Bill 239 would ease the agony of the dying, while opponents say it would lead to abuse.
The proposed changes could could increase Nevadans’ annual premiums by $900 a year, according to the study.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.
For the first time since September, daily new cases of COVID-19 dropped below 100 in Clark County, reaching some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
Nevada and three others states are the only ones in which all counties are experencing low levels of the virus.