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.
Nevada’s case count continues to rise at a significant rate, and the state now has a higher 7-day case rate per 100,000 people than any other state in the country.
County health officials said Wednesday that vaccinations, not new restrictions, will be used to combat COVID-19.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 625 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths as the state’s major metrics continued to rise.
Nevada on Monday reported 915 new coronavirus cases and three deaths over the preceding three days.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 447 new coronavirus cases — the highest single-day total in six weeks — and one additional death over the preceding day.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 386 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths over the preceding day.
Nevada on Monday reported 634 new coronavirus cases over the preceding three days.
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The new report pushed the state’s totals to 326,878 cases and 5,621 deaths. The two-week moving average of new cases increased slightly to 118.
Nevada’s two-week positivity rate, which essentially tracks the percentage of people tested for COVID-19 who are found to be infected, dropped slightly to 3.4 percent.
The daily update from the Department of Health and Human Services pushed the state’s case total to 326,366 and the death toll to 5,610.
The two-week moving average of new cases held steady at 114 per day, while the state test positivity rate dropped to 3.5 percent, according to state data posted Monday.
Nevada on Tuesday reported a coronavirus test positivity rate of 3.8 percent, its lowest in nearly a year.