The county has reached a milestone in the effort to identify the spread of infection in the region as statewide cases and hospitalizations rise and the vaccine rolls out.
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Nevada recorded 2,470 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 deaths from the disease over the preceding day, according to state data posted Wednesday.
State biostatistician Kyra Morgan addressed the governor’s COVID-19 task force on a day in which 1,747 new cases of the disease and 46 deaths were reported.
Nevada logged fewer than 1,000 coronavirus cases over a single day for the first time in nearly two months, but the head of the state’s COVID-19 response said the holidays may be clouding the numbers.
Experts say the trend reflects that homeless populations are getting older and sicker, drug use is soaring, and the pandemic has made it more difficult to access health care.
The latest figures pushed the state totals to 212,211 cases and 2,916 deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada’s daily coronavirus case count rebounded as expected Wednesday following an artificially low count the previous day caused by a technical glitch.
The health district announced it received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, the second drug to win emergency authorization from the federal government.
The Southern Nevada Health District said it new case numbers were “artificially low” Tuesday due to a technical issue and reporting delays, impacting the state’s reporting.
Nevada public health officials reported 1,939 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Monday.
CHAP has not been without criticism from those who say it is moving too slowly and who feel left in the dark about their status after applying.
Nevada on Friday reported 35 new coronavirus deaths and 2,878 additional cases, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hospital workers in Clark County say the COVID-19 surge is pushing them to their limits, despite the Nevada Hospital Association’s assurances that hospitals can take more patients.
The closures through Jan. 15 are an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Steve Sisolak recently extended a “statewide pause.”
Nevada reported improvement Thursday in most of the major COVID-19 metrics it tracks, but state officials warned that the slowdown observed in recent days may be temporary.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
The tranquilizer xylazine has been detected in the local illicit drug supply, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
At the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, politicians, veterans and their families came together to celebrate Memorial Day, a day to honor loss.
The fire, first reported shortly before noon, was just off State Route 160, some 7 miles east of Mountain Springs.