COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
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Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Southern Nevada graduating medical students celebrated their matches with residency programs Friday. But Nevada medical school deans fear a “brain drain.”
Cases and hospitalizations statewide and in Clark County remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
As pandemic emergency provisions wind down, thousands of Nevadans could lose their no-cost insurance coverage.
Despite the slight increases, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and across Nevada remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
Higher cases numbers are concerning, though a facility where a case of Candida auris is identified may not be where the patient acquired the germ.
“We are in control mode now,” a Southern Nevada Health District official said.
Teams of federal and state health officials had visited five hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as of Wednesday morning.