Volunteers at UNLV and Touro University build test kits and key ingredients from scratch to help alleviate a state shortage of tests for the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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The first round of grants — each ranging from about $500 to $1,000 — will be distributed to students automatically based on financial need, the university announced Tuesday.
As of Monday, the school district has served nearly 1.8 million meals since the governor closed schools in mid-March, it says.
The hospital celebrated the milestone Saturday of discharging more than 50 patients to date by lining a hallway, and clapping and cheering as patient David Reifer was sent home.
As a result of the COVID-19 case, all Nye County jails were immediately placed on lockdown, the sheriff’s office said Saturday.
The man, who was in his 60s, died Friday and was one of the county’s previously confirmed cases.
American Specialty Lab and Dr. Garry Lee started offering nasal swab testing about a week ago. So far, only a handful of people have been tested.
More Las Vegas Valley medical offices now offer telemedicine appointments, part of a nationwide trend that has seen an explosion in use of the technology.
The Army Corps of Engineers said in a statement Saturday that it did assessments in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City as a result of COVID-19.
The employee works at the coffeeshop on 3265 South Rainbow Boulevard, according to a statement on the company’s website. The company learned of the test result Friday.
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, nonprofits were seeing an increase in the number of seniors seeking food assistance.
On March 18, United Way of Southern Nevada announced the creation of its Emergency Assistance and Community Needs Fund. Now, the fund has more than doubled, totaling about $381,000.
Many centers, which were closed by mid-March as the new coronavirus spread in Nevada, are finding ways to continue helping the elderly in this uncertain time.