Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
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Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent in Clark County, according to data released Wednesday by the state.
Gov. Steve Sisolak is widely expected to announce the suspension of Nevada’s mask mandate at a virtual news conference he’s scheduled for Thursday.
The 796 new coronavirus cases added in updated data from the Southern Nevada Health District was the most since the district reported 824 new cases on Sept. 11.
This “variant of interest” has a unique mutation that may make it resistant to the protection offered by vaccine and past infection.
Lower-income and minority communities are once again experiencing some of Southern Nevada’s fastest spread of COVID-19, data shows.
Both figures are the highest in a single report since the state stopped tallying numbers over the weekend in mid-April.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed several public health-related bills, including state Democrats’ signature legislation establishing Nevada as only the second state in the nation to offer a public health care option.
Clark County’s two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, as well as smaller sites, are operating well below capacity.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 3,053 new coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.