The health district announced it received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, the second drug to win emergency authorization from the federal government.
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State data posted Friday also shows that more than 1 million people in Nevada have now been tested for the new coronavirus.
After state officials warned that the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire , Nevada on Friday set a record for new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
According to Department of Health and Human Services’ data, 655 additional cases of the coronavirus were reported in Nevada on Thursday, along with seven more deaths.
Nevada reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, along with six additional deaths, according to state data.
The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported 430 coronavirus cases, along with three additional deaths across the state.
A flight from New Jersey to Las Vegas was diverted to Nebraska on Tuesday because of a “disruptive passenger” who refused to wear a face mask, United Airlines said.
A counterprotester at a No Mask Nevada demonstration Saturday was arrested following a shoving match between him and multiple other men, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Fifteen additional deaths from the coronavirus were reported in Nevada on Saturday, all of which were in Clark County, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.
John Foster, 60, who was unconscious for half of his time in the hospital, said there were times he wasn’t sure if he would survive the disease.
Two UNLV students on campus have tested positive for COVID-19 since fall classes began Monday, according to the university’s website.
About 200 people gathered in south Las Vegas on Saturday morning as part of No Mask Nevada PAC’s sixth demonstration protesting Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate.
A person on Bishop Gorman High School’s campus has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter sent to parents on Thursday from the Catholic school.
Friends and family spoke for hours Wednesday during Lt. Erik Lloyd’s funeral in Henderson, describing a man who had a “zest for life” and an impeccable work ethic.
Nevada reported 24 additional coronavirus deaths on Saturday, along with 859 more cases, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.