A majority of the patients requiring hospitalization are 70 or older, and the number of people being admitted to the ICU for care or who require mechanical ventilation remain near all-time lows.
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The Southern Nevada Health District strongly recommends that people wear masks in public indoor places and stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations.
New COVID-10 metrics released Wednesday showed Clark County’s case rate increasing, but hospitalizations continued to drop.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 415 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 326 new coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, as statewide numbers were delayed without an explanation.
Key metrics used to measure the impact of the virus continue to show improvement, even after Gov. Steve Sisolak dropped the state’s mask mandate about a month ago.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 201 new coronavirus cases and 32 deaths, as most numbers continued to decline but death numbers stayed relatively flat.
Clark County on Monday reported 661 new coronavirus cases and 27 deaths over the preceding three days, representing another period of significant progress against the disease.
The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
Monica Cortez, an assistant superintendent, said she’s confident classes will be back in session on Wednesday. She called the five-day pause “an adjustment to our calendar.”
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is a member of Chiefs for Change, which developed the tool to help school districts respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Last year’s optimism that the world might vanquish the new coronavirus has been replaced in 2022 with a growing resignation that it is here to stay.
The Clark County School District announced Thursday it has reached tentative agreements with employee unions to award the bonuses.
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The forecast high for central Las Vegas is 108 on Tuesday and 109 on Wednesday, both just below record highs for the dates.