Clark County added 423 new cases and 14 new deaths Friday, according to health district data. As of Friday the county reported 489,011 cases and 7,552 deaths.
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Most Clark County coronavirus metrics continued their decline Friday, ending a third week of decreasing COVID-19 rates.
Classes in Chicago’s public schools will be canceled Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the latest COVID-19 surge, officials announced Tuesday.
COVID-19 infections are rising across Mexico, especially in two states home to major tourism destinations on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean that were busy during the holiday season.
Clark County’s COVID-19 test positivity rate blew past the peak of the summer surge of the disease, according to state and local data posted Tuesday.
Hospitalizations also have risen over the past week, while the declines in deaths and test positivity rate have stalled.
The new requirements, first previewed by President Joe Biden in September, will apply to about 84 million workers at medium and large businesses, including many Nevada businesses.
Unlike the traditional molecular tests that are considered more accurate, antigen tests can return results in about 15 minutes instead of days.
The shift from the CDC’s ‘substantial’ transmission risk category highlights progress in slowing the spread of the disease, but more work remains to exit the state’s mask mandate.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive Wednesday related to face coverings and other mitigation strategies for K-12 county school district, charter school and private school settings within Nevada.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman said her symptoms were mild and she took 10 days to quarantine.
The state’s Economic Forum said Tuesday that Nevada tax revenues have given the state an extra $586 million, a relief to lawmakers who anticipated cutting budgets as the state recovers from COVID-19.
Sen. Jacky Rosen said Tuesday she does not support requiring vaccine passports for local events, pointing to continued COVID-19 mitigation efforts and improving vaccination rates.
Clark County and Southern Nevada Health District officials debuted Tuesday the valley’s first large-scale, drive-thru vaccination site.
Utah on Tuesday ended mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the coronavirus after the state reached several metrics laid out in a so-called “COVID-19 endgame” bill passed earlier this year.
Everyone entering the facilities will still be required to wear a mask, undergo a temperature check and sign a form stating they do not show symptoms of COVID-19.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 476 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths, according to state data.
The president also called for states to make vaccines available on a walk-in basis and will direct many pharmacies to do the same.
With more visitors coming to Las Vegas and locals beginning to hit the town with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, a new problem has surfaced.
The Nevada Department of Corrections began administering coronavirus vaccines to the first state prisoners this week, officials announced Thursday.
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