The numbers posted by the state Department of Health and Human Services brought the totals to 215,653 cases and 2,944 deaths.
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The state listed a 19.7 percent test positivity rate over the last 14 days, which is a slight decline from the 19.9 percent reported Thursday.
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.
Meanwhile, in Clark County, there were 418 new cases reported Sunday, for a total of 61,237, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Nevada’s COVID-19 safety protocols remain in place, but events show several tourist areas crowded with tourists, many of them not wearing masks.
The demand for food from the Three Square food bank has skyrocketed since the pandemic started. “Our population here in the city is really hurting,” one volunteer said.
A food distribution event for Las Vegas families in need prompted a long line of motorists to form on a busy roadway early Thursday, with demand far exceeding supply.
The Las Vegas Fire Department is implementing a plan to reduce its operating budget by roughly $10 million to deal with a deficit caused by the pandemic.
Nurses at a hospital in Las Vegas held a protest Thursday morning over what they say are planned layoffs and pay cuts by the hospital’s owner.
Las Vegas police reopened their records and fingerprint bureau Tuesday morning and saw heavy demand for the services.
With Las Vegas Valley residents battling a global pandemic, business shutdowns and economic uncertainty, many are finding a silver lining by spending more time with their pets.
William Dellaechaie’s business, Summit Restoration, is offering free cleaning and disinfecting of vehicles for health care workers and first responders as a way to say thanks.
An employee at an Albertsons store in Las Vegas has tested positive for COVID-19, a company spokeswoman said.
Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly will host a virtual prayer gathering with three area pastors Saturday in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The YMCA of Southern Nevada is reopening free meal sites through a partnership with the Clark County School District.
Henderson police officers made a boy’s birthday extra special on Tuesday by doing a drive-by birthday salute to the child.
Food distribution for Las Vegans in need prompted a line of cars to form for miles in central Las Vegas on Thursday morning.
The figure was reported late Tuesday on a municipal website established to keep residents up to date on the latest developments related to the pandemic.
A task force set up to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada has raised more than $10 million in a week.
The city of Mesquite has confirmed a second case of COVID-19, city officials said Thursday.