After a post-Thanksgiving spike this month, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide continue to decline, new state data shows.
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But that doesn’t mean that older people who get the virus are more likely to die than they were earlier in the pandemic, one expert says.
In a recent 17-month period, the two largest ambulance companies in Southern Nevada — AMR and MedicWest — have reached the 90 percent on-time contractual obligation with Clark County once and zero times, respectively.
The Thanksgiving holiday is likely partially to blame for a steep increase in cases in the past week in Clark County and statewide.
Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent in Clark County, according to data released Wednesday by the state.
The patient was a man over the age of 50 with a compromised immune system.
The Southern Nevada Health District recommends that everyone 6 months and older get this season’s flu vaccine.
Clark County has hit a milestone of 100 confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox, 99 of them in men, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Individuals can make appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations, routine immunizations and monkeypox vaccinations.
Both hospitalizations and cases continue to decline in Clark County and Nevada.