Local governments in Southern Nevada say they focus on education rather than citations when it comes to mask enforcement.
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The health district’s chief health officer says about 50 percent of eligible Clark County residents 16 and older has received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine. Clark County has set a threshold of 60 percent before fully reopening.
The Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy was an emergency educational experiment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now advocates want to keep it alive for the longer term.
The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought the total number of cases in the state to 233,032, while the death toll rose to 3,206.
Despite rising COVID-19 case rates, the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority will continue allowing some in-person classes in counties with elevated virus transmission.
The Clark County School District will again offer free meals to all children after receiving a long-sought waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the program.
Nevada identified long-term care facilities as a cause for concern early in the COVID outbreak, but that initial burst of resolve to protect residents and staff has faltered.
The agency warns that some coronavirus antibody tests are inaccurate and said even the better ones should not be used to determine who can safely return to work or school.
Preliminary numbers from the Clark County coroner’s office show suicides declined in March and April, despite all the pain inflicted on the community by the new coronavirus.
Despite the difficulties of the switch to online learning, Nevada colleges realize they cannot return to the pre-pandemic status quo when in-person teaching returns.
Benefits will be extended for Nevadans currently enrolled in Medicaid or food assistance programs, the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services announced on Monday.
In Clark County, no one would say whether the child of a man who tested positive for the virus was a public or charter school student. In Northern Nevada, things were different.