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.
Herds of rodeo fans who have spurned Nevada’s indoor mask mandate at this year’s Cowboy Christmas have caught the attention of state regulators.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday that none of the Metropolitan Police Department employees who died of COVID-19 were vaccinated.
Public health officials in Nevada reported 26 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday, pushing the state’s pandemic death toll past 6,000.
After the first weekend with a new public mask mandate, Southern Nevada governments on Monday reported no major compliance issues.
Despite schools and businesses closing early in the pandemic, overall water usage in Henderson increased, a UNLV study found.
Concentrations of the virus in two of seven Las Vegas Valley wastewater collection sites show levels approaching those last seen during the winter wave of infections, scientists have found.
The new numbers cover Friday through Sunday and push cumulative totals in Nevada to 327,579 cases and 5,626 deaths.
The federal program aims to ease the financial strain of deaths due to COVID-19.
The updated numbers from the state health department brought Nevada’s cumulative case total to 308,024. The death toll in the state remains at 5,332.
The program is being offered to North Las Vegas residents via the Lyft rideshare service. Verification of a vaccine appointment is required.
A group of library workers in North Las Vegas quickly shifted job duties to help the city and region respond to the public health crisis.
All Nevadans 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday.
The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services brought Nevada’s cumulative case total to 303,061.
A study from the University of Nevada, Reno, found testing of wastewater could reveal spikes in infections a week before the uptick in infections showed in testing from people.
The updated numbers from the state health department put Nevada’s cumulative totals at 301,334 cases and 5,174 deaths.