Widows of two officers who died of COVID-19 wonder why the Metropolitan Police Department did not classify them as line-of-duty deaths.
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Staffing at Clark County hospitals has been stretched thin during the COVID-19 pandemic. A health official said that as of Thursday, 300 employees were out sick at the three Las Vegas-area HCA hospitals.
The county’s test positivity rate continued to climb from Friday through Sunday and now stands at 7 percent. Other metrics were flat to lower.
Social media captured some of the more colorful episodes of Sunday’s protest on the Strip against Gov. Steve Sisolak’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Many U.S. authorities say the potency of COVID-19 vaccines hasn’t waned, but they make a case for booster shots in some individuals.
The state’s two-week moving positivity rate declined to 5.6 percent on Thursday, the first decline in the metric in more than a week, according to state data.
Between 4,500 and 5,000 appointments were booked for Tuesday at a mass vaccination site in downtown Las Vegas, less than its 7,000 capacity.
Shots of COVID-19 vaccine are being given to eligible veterans beginning this week at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System hospital.
The Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that gatherings of more than 1,000 people not be approved for the time being.
Nevada reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, along with six additional deaths, according to state data.