In a recent 17-month period, the two largest ambulance companies in Southern Nevada — AMR and MedicWest — have reached the 90 percent on-time contractual obligation with Clark County once and zero times, respectively.
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According to Metro, four out of the six drug overdoses were preliminarily identified as fentanyl overdoses.
The Southern Nevada Health District recommends that everyone 6 months and older get this season’s flu vaccine.
Clark County has hit a milestone of 100 confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox, 99 of them in men, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Worldwide used vaccine, Novavax now available for adults in Clark County.
The Southern Nevada Health District has received reports of two additional probable monkeypox cases in Clark County residents, according to a news release.
The individual, a man in his 30s who did not require hospitalization, was diagnosed in another state.
Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
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.
The U.S. outbreak of monkeypox has touched Clark County, with a presumptive positive case reported in a local man who recently traveled within the country, officials said Wednesday.
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.
Some Southern Nevada public pools are offering free certification, retention bonuses and pay raises to find and keep lifeguards.
Clark County’s case rate per 100,000 people, another key CDC metric, also increased this week from 86.07 to 110.69.
New COVID-10 metrics released Wednesday showed Clark County’s case rate increasing, but hospitalizations continued to drop.
See the wedding industry through a historic lens at a new exhibit in Las Vegas.