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.
Launching “Health Care Week in Nevada,” he delivers flowers to a Las Vegas nurse practitioner and hears from members of a group of nurses from the Philippines.
Updated state data showed 840 new COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths over the previous day, bringing totals to 457,643 cases and 8,017 deaths.
The coronavirus variant’s mutations pose great concern, but their impact on the severity of disease is not yet known.
Clark County on Monday reported 460 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths over the preceding three days as all four key metrics for the disease showed improvement.
Biden is set to speak later Monday about the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect against variants,.
Clark County reported 326 new COVID-19 deaths and no new deaths during the previous day, the Southern Nevada Health District reported Friday.
The White House said the U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Thursday reported 515 new COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths in Clark County during the preceding day.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 476 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths as the key metrics of new cases and positivity rate both showed improvement.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 369 new COVID-19 cases and 15 additional deaths as most longer term metrics for the disease slid lower or were flat.
Protesters against vaccine and mask mandates descended upon the homes of two Clark County commissioners and School Board President Linda Cavazos on Sunday.
Clark County’s COVID-19 metrics continued to paint a mixed picture of the direction of the outbreak in data posted Monday.
New cases of COVID-19 dropped from the preceding week, but hospitalizations, deaths and test positivity rate all climbed, an analysis of state and local date indicates.
Pfizer and Moderna announced the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adults.
Clark County saw three of its four key COVID-19 metrics rise on Thursday, including a ninth-straight increase in its test positivity rate.
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