Treatments postponed early in the pandemic and heat also are playing a role in the historic high counts.
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State data shows Hispanics now make up the largest portion of overdue Nevadans for the COVID-19 vaccine. In April it was whites.
A steep increase in the U.K. coronavirus variant, also known as B.1.1.7, has been seen following a Washoe County celebration.
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Instead, officials urged the public to ensure people in the 65-to-69 age group knew they were eligible for immunization and how to schedule appointments.
Clark County’s two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, as well as smaller sites, are operating well below capacity.
Records show the losses are often due to the challenges of administering the highly-sensitive COVID-19 vaccine within a rigid timeframe before it spoils.
Clark County will start to use a new statewide COVID-19 vaccine registration system next week, replacing individual systems used by local governments.
Nevada no longer has one of the worst COVID-19 vaccination rates per capita in the U.S., according to federal data released Thursday.
There are no available appointments for the public at large to sign up for at this time, a Las Vegas city spokesman said. Only residents who pre-registered are eligible.
Southern Nevada Health District posted Monday morning that “frontline community support” workers can schedule an appointment.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
The state’s seven-day average of new cases also surpassed 1,000 for the first time since August, and hospitalizations across the state continued to climb.
In an emergency meeting Thursday, a state virus task force approved an indefinite extension to a Washoe County directive limiting the size of gatherings.
More than 100 UNLV students have tested positive after being on campus, according to data from the Nevada System of Higher Education, which posts coronavirus data weekly.
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