COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
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Officials say testing remains an important piece of fighting the pandemic.
The updated numbers, posted to the state’s coronavirus response website, bring state totals to 262,794 cases and 3,784 deaths since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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