A 92 percent occupancy rate might suggest that a hospital still has room for more patients. But the number, according to Las Vegas Valley ICU nurse Geoconda Hughes does not tell the whole story. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a proclamation to convene the Nevada Legislature for its second special session of the summer, which begins at 9 a.m. Friday.
As Raiders Training Camp got underway amid the coronavirus pandemic, head coach Jon Gruden talked about how the virus has affected people he knows, the NFL, the Raiders and commented on those opting out of the season because of it. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and their number one pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, wide receiver Henry Ruggs, address how the coronavirus pandemic has affected rookies attempting to transition to the NFL. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Herman Cain Dies , From COVID-19.
News of the former presidential
candidate’s death was revealed via his
verified Twitter account on Thursday.
You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have no choice but to seek and find God’s strength and comfort to deal, Via Herman Cain’s
Twitter Account.
The co-chair of Black Voices for Trump
was hospitalized earlier this month.
This week, it was revealed that
he was being treated with oxygen.
According to CNN, it is not known
where Cain, 74, contracted the virus.
He attended President Trump’s June 20 rally in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, which resulted in at least eight
Trump staffers testing positive for COVID-19.
Cain is survived by his wife, Gloria,
their two children and grandchildren
On Wednesday, the Southern Nevada Health District said it no longer recommends people who tested positive for COVID-19 be tested again. RJ reporter Bailey Schulz talks more about how this new guideline is aimed at reducing the number of people being tested and overwhelming the testing system. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marina Philip, a 2020 Mass Media reporting fellow through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, breaks down hand sanitizers on the market. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Wednesday, July 29, protesters took part in a Las Vegas rally against Nevada’s mask mandate. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For more than 16 years, Erik Lloyd worked to help fellow Clark County police officers hurt or killed in the line of duty. Lloyd died at University Medical Center on Wednesday, after contracting the coronavirus.
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. SUNDAY’S REPORT: NEVADA HAS DEADLIEST WEEK FROM COVID-19
2. WHY IS TESTING AND RESULTS TAKING SO LONG?
3. VACCINE TRIALS STARTING IN LAS VEGAS