More than one in five residents have now tested positive in both measures as omicron tightens its grip.
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The county’s test positivity rate continued to climb from Friday through Sunday and now stands at 7 percent. Other metrics were flat to lower.
Gov. Steve Sisolak made the comment on Thursday at a news conference to praise FEMA “surge teams” for increasing the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rates as the mission draws to a close.
Many U.S. authorities say the potency of COVID-19 vaccines hasn’t waned, but they make a case for booster shots in some individuals.
The Southern Nevada Health District will be setting up sites to give COVID-19 vaccinations to large numbers of people.
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