On the final day of daily COVID-19 updates from state officials, Clark County added another 369 new cases and 20 deaths.
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Clark County added 423 new cases and 14 new deaths Friday, according to health district data. As of Friday the county reported 489,011 cases and 7,552 deaths.
The positivity rate in Clark County fell below 10 percent for the first time this year on Friday, amid another day of declining averages.
Clark County on Friday recorded a seventh straight day with fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases as metrics continue to show a decline.
Most Clark County coronavirus metrics continued their decline Friday, ending a third week of decreasing COVID-19 rates.
The Southern Nevada Health District announced Friday that the first subvariant of omicron was detected in Southern Nevada in a woman in her 40s.
It was the first three-day decline in the 14-day average of new cases since early December, adding to evidence that the local surge of the disease is at or near its peak.
Continuing with a dangerous pattern, Nevada reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day Friday morning.
Clark County added more than 3,500 new cases of the disease, while the state topped 4,000 cases for the first time on Friday.
Nevada will be the first state to charge state workers enrolled in public employee health insurance plans a surcharge if they aren’t vaccinated.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced another round of winners Thursday as part of the seventh and penultimate “Vax Nevada Days” raffle.
A rural Hawaiian county is warning residents that recent Las Vegas visitors returned to its islands with coronavirus, according to daily briefings from the county.
The State of Nevada said Friday it will follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation and will resume use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson doses.
The Legislative Building in Carson City will reopen to the public Thursday, the state announced.
The Southern Nevada Health District has expanded the number of appointments available this weekend for residents eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Nevada congresswoman Susie Lee tested positive for coronavirus after traveling to Ohio to see her dying mother this week.
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association is arguing that the two parties never sat down to discuss issues around coronavirus, including the new discipline.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services ordered nursing facilities to stop using antigen testing after the tests proved inaccurate.
A grant of nearly $14 million was awarded to the state to support job training programs in high-demand fields.
Nevada reported another 357 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, with 239 of those patients being tested in Clark County according to state data.
Health officials reported 29 deaths Saturday, bringing the state’s seven-day toll to 117. The previous most deadly week was at the end of July, when 76 deaths were reported.