COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
coronavirus
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.
The state Health and Human Services Department also reported eight deaths and a 0.1 percentage increase in the COVID-19 test positivity rate, which now stands at 12.7 percent.
Nevada recorded 528 new coronavirus cases and 12 additional deaths over the preceding day, according to state data posted Thursday.
Nevada on Friday reported 1,869 new coronavirus cases and 48 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The health district announced it received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, the second drug to win emergency authorization from the federal government.
Nevada on Thursday reported 789 new coronavirus cases and four additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 262 additional cases of the coronavirus, along with 15 more deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada on Saturday reported an additional 12 coronavirus deaths in the state, all of which occurred in Clark County, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
About 200 people gathered in south Las Vegas on Saturday morning as part of No Mask Nevada PAC’s sixth demonstration protesting Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate.
As of Tuesday, 152 inmates at the Clark County Detention Center have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 49 of those inmates remain in custody, Las Vegas police said.
Another 28 deaths from the coronavirus were reported in Nevada on Wednesday, matching the record daily report of deaths from the day before, according to state data.
People visiting Lake Mead’s beach areas are being asked to stay at least 10 feet from other groups and to not gather in groups larger than 10.
