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Candida auris cases have reached their highest levels, months after Nevada’s congressional delegation called for a better plan for fighting the fungus.
Figures show hospital admissions for the coronavirus climbing both statewide and in Clark County.
The Division of Insurance is seeking public comment before it finalizes rate changes for individual health plans in 2024 that could increase their costs.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
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.
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.
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.
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”
Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.