There were 2,912 new coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 24 additional fatalities, state data shows.
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A day after Nevada surpassed 3,000 new cases in a single day for the first time, the state reported another 2,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Las Vegas Justice Court is postponing many hearings until next year because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, but in-person hearings will continue for evictions.
The city’s municipal court announced Wednesday that hearings scheduled from Nov. 30 to Dec. 31 will be pushed back five weeks.
The closures, a result of directives by Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Nevada System of Higher Education, will begin this week.
During a 10-hour meeting, the school board this week decided to switch to full-time distance learning for middle and high schools Dec. 2.
Nevada health officials say they are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment, balancing policy and political considerations along with data.
The university announced Tuesday it is suspending in-person events and lowering occupancy rates to 25 percent in a few campus buildings.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
Health officials reported another surge in new coronavirus cases Sunday morning.
Nevada on Saturday reported 2,019 new coronavirus cases and 29 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Since the start of the pandemic, 646 Nevada prisoners have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Superintendent Kristen McNeill is recommending fully distance learning beginning Dec. 7, with an anticipated return to in-person and hybrid models Jan. 19.
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Melody Rose gave a presentation Thursday to the state’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force.
The public charter school transitioned back to 100 percent distance learning for at least 10 days due to “a handful” of COVID-19 cases on campus.
Issues with the Southern Nevada Health District’s website prevented registrations and access on the portal to test results.
It is too soon for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plea to residents to stay home as much as possible for two weeks to be reflected in the data, state officials said.
Health officials reported 1,177 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday morning.
A Las Vegas fashion designer’s face mask design took top honors in FashioNXT’s National Fashion Face Mask Design Competition in Portland, Oregon.
There were 2,269 coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 15 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hospital officials are alarmed by steeply rising COVID-19 cases in Northern Nevada.