U.S. health officials approve authorization for all adults but particularly urge people 50 and older to seek one.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak announced another round of winners Thursday as part of the seventh and penultimate “Vax Nevada Days” raffle.
The number of new cases was the highest three-day total since the state halted weekend reporting of COVID-19 data in mid-April.
The state is warning Nevadans about scammers trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services put Nevada’s cumulative totals at 300,680 cases and 5,161 deaths.
“We know how important these extended benefits are to Nevadans and ensuring they receive them is our number one priority,” Elisa Cafferata, director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said in a release Friday.
A Nevada judge is expected to decide Monday whether the state’s employment bureau must immediately pay out pending benefits claims to the state’s independent, gig and self-employed workers.
The Nevada figure was a one-day record for the outbreak, while the 317 new cases in Clark County marked the second time this week the county total surpassed 300.
Experts are in the early stages of determing just how hard the state’s budget could be hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It hinges on how long the crisis lasts.
The statewide total was up from 86 cases as of late Wednesday.