COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nevada begins Monday.
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The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to a Las Vegas ICU nurse on Monday.
Some Southern Nevada hospitals postpone elective surgeries to handle COVID-19 surge.
The state expects to receive vaccine doses from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Nevada health officials say they are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment, balancing policy and political considerations along with data.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
Issues with the Southern Nevada Health District’s website prevented registrations and access on the portal to test results.
It is too soon for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plea to residents to stay home as much as possible for two weeks to be reflected in the data, state officials said.
Numbers of cases, testing positivity rate, hospitalizations are all trending upwards in the state.
Insurance is available through Nevada Health Link to those who don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare or don’t have employer insurance. Enrollment extends into January.
Cases have been trending up since mid-September. Deaths, a disease indicator that lags a month or more behind cases, have been trending down since August.
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
With no signs of the COVID-19 pandemic receding anytime soon, more trouble can be seen on the horizon with the approach of flu season.
Testing of front-line health care workers, first responders and the general public will begin in Northern Nevada. Southern Nevada is expected to begin testing in June.
Although Nevada and Clark County might be near a peak in COVID-19 cases — or possibly even have passed it — local health authorities say that doesn’t mean the worst is over.
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