The county’s seven-day case rate per 100,000 people increased to 217.01 from 154.63 last week, continuing a recent trend as a new wave of the virus sweeps through Southern Nevada.
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In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply earlier than the companies had planned.
Nevada State Higher Education system officials said they hadn’t yet compiled records from individual colleges and universities and don’t know how many complied with the mandate.
Nevada will seek federal government help to respond to an increasing trend in COVID-19 cases, an emergence and increase in the Delta variant, and the stagnation in Clark County vaccination rates.
The three cases of a mutant version of the highly contagious delta variant were detected during genetic sequencing of positive coronavirus tests at a state lab.
Nevada on Tuesday reported a coronavirus test positivity rate of 3.8 percent, its lowest in nearly a year.
Nevada Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen on Thursday toured the Cashman Center COVID-19 vaccination facility.
The one-dose vaccine, which the Food and Drug Administration authorized for emergency use over the weekend, is the third to be authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
Some pre-kindergarten through third-grade students returned to school Monday for a first day of instruction like no other.
Teachers and staff prepped final touches before welcoming young students back to class Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown.
Those who are ineligible will be turned away from the Las Vegas Convention Center site, health district officials said.
President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus.
With Nevada pausing in its COVID-19 recovery plan through July amid rising rates of infection and illness, the state on Wednesday announced a new push to fight the disease through targeted outreach and intervention.
President Donald Trump warned Iran against military strikes and addressed the nation’s coronavirus response in his daily press briefing on Wednesday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statewide stay-at-home order for Nevada’s 3 million residents Wednesday, and late in the day also activated the state National Guard.
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A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.
