Bishop Gorman High School reported a total of eight COVID-19 cases Wednesday and Thursday, which school officials say are linked to two off-campus student gatherings.
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More than 100 UNLV students have tested positive after being on campus, according to data from the Nevada System of Higher Education, which posts coronavirus data weekly.
Three Clark County teenagers have died from suicide in the first month of the school year — a time period that saw none last year — prompting growing concerns about the mental health of K-12 students among district leaders and advocates.
The university has reported seven cases since fall semester classes began Aug. 24.
The services provided by Hazel Health will be offered at no cost to students, with parent or guardian consent. There’s no limit on the number of visits students can receive.
UNLV Medicine could run out of coronavirus test kits after Tuesday due to a national shortage. It has been offering curbside testing since March 24.
A Las Vegas elementary school informed parents Wednesday that a member of the “school family” has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
In Clark County, no one would say whether the child of a man who tested positive for the virus was a public or charter school student. In Northern Nevada, things were different.
A letter from the charter school emphasized that the Southern Nevada Health District does not believe there was “direct exposure” to the school, its staff, students or families.