Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
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Clark County on Wednesday reported 155 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths over the preceding day, as officials said they saw more positive signs in the pandemic’s course.
Clark County on Thursday reported 1,107 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day increase in nearly five months, suggesting the omicron variant is rapidly spreading.
A Carson City tavern, The Timbers, received its second complaint from the Nevada Gaming Control Board for failing to enforce Gov. Sisolak’s coronavirus mask mandate.
A healthy 23-year-old died of COVID-19. He was one of more than 360 new deaths announced statewide so far in August, already the state’s fifth-deadliest month of the pandemic.
Proponents of face masks on college campuses this fall on Friday urged the Nevada Board of Regents to go beyond a mandate for employees OK’d by the Clark County Commission.
State data shows Hispanics now make up the largest portion of overdue Nevadans for the COVID-19 vaccine. In April it was whites.
Gov. Steve Sisolak praised the extreme lengths to which a private sector group went to find personal protective equipment and increase coronavirus testing early in the pandemic.
Graduating high school seniors describe the losses and positives of a tumultuous educational year like no other.
A study from the University of Nevada, Reno, found testing of wastewater could reveal spikes in infections a week before the uptick in infections showed in testing from people.
The 83-year-old Las Vegas man, who worked for the Clark County School District, was known for his motto: “Today is a great day to be above the ground.”
Class-action lawsuits filed Tuesday accuse auto insurance companies of failing to reduce premiums sufficiently for Nevada policyholders during the pandemic.
Nevada on Saturday reported 1,501 new coronavirus cases and 53 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
The department reports 65,601 coronavirus cases with a death toll of 1,197 throughout the state to date.