Las Vegas’ only major COVID-19 testing site experienced what officials called record-breaking demand on Sunday night, as lines caused traffic delays and hourslong waits.
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Clark County on Monday reported 1,379 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths during the preceding three days as three of its four key metrics for the disease increased.
U.S. health officials approve authorization for all adults but particularly urge people 50 and older to seek one.
Clark County on Tuesday recorded 298 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths as three of its four key metrics showed day-over-day declines.
Hospitals in rural Nevada still face shortages of beds, staff and supplies as they bear the brunt of the delta surge that has waned elsewhere in the state, officials said Thursday.
As the delta wave of COVID-19 recedes, optimism has crept into the public discussion: Could the worst be behind us? Experts say it could be, but many unknowns remain.
They’ve been warned, ridiculed, cajoled, induced, even threatened, but they still have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what they said when we asked them to explain.
The rise in misinformation is playing a significant part in many Nevadans deciding not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, experts say.
Updated figures from the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website brought totals in the state to 394,595 cases and 6,583 deaths.
“She tried so hard to have that baby, and she never even knew it was born. Never got to hold her,” Vena Foster said about her sister, Kimmie Pavone, who was 35.
Updated numbers posted by the state Department of Health and Human Services on the state’s coronavirus website pushed the state totals to 393,188 cases and 6,539 deaths.
The 46 new coronavirus deaths reported Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Human Services was the highest since the state logged 55 deaths on Feb. 11.
Nevada’s key coronavirus metrics remained at high levels on Tuesday, with 1,002 COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths reported, but the state’s test positivity rate registered its third straight decline.
This is a updating list of entertainment venues, events and conventions requiring proof of vaccination or negative COVID test for admission in the Las Vegas area:
Many U.S. authorities say the potency of COVID-19 vaccines hasn’t waned, but they make a case for booster shots in some individuals.