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.
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.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 295 new coronavirus cases and 22 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada on Saturday reported 500 new coronavirus cases and 16 additional deaths, according to state data.
Nevada on Saturday reported 898 new coronavirus cases and 33 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The state’s previous one-day record for COVID-19 fatalities was the 59 reported on Thursday.
Nevada reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, along with six additional deaths, according to state data.
The new Southern Nevada Health District data for Clark County brings the total number of cases in the county to 7,331, with 358 deaths.