The coronavirus is estimated to be the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., and its ranking in the state could rise as the year progresses.
Local Las Vegas
Las Vegas breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in Las Vegas at reviewjournal.com.
Lack of preparedness contributed to cases surging in ZIP codes 89030 and 89110. Both neighborhoods have a population that is about two-thirds Latino, double that of Clark County as a whole.
Deaths among coronavirus patients are growing in Clark County, according to a data analysis. Who is impacted most? Older men who have diabetes and high blood pressure.
The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System in Henderson has been used to clean more than 1,700 of the N95 masks since early May.
Cases are surging in at least 19 states. In the Southwest, health officials are seeing the same concerns. Here’s a breakdown of Nevada and its neighbors.
As Nevada reopens, two bordering states are grappling with their worst surge yet of novel coronavirus cases, just weeks after tighter restrictions were lifted.
Federal data released June 1 showed 126 COVID-19 deaths in the state’s nursing homes. As of Tuesday morning, state officials had reported only 92.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports 126 deaths from COVID-19. But Nevada had reported only 89 as of Friday.
Nevada health investigators designated Horizon Health and Rehabilitation in Las Vegas as one of four “high risk” nursing homes in the state.
More women are infected with the virus. Doctors and scientists are looking at the biological and behavioral differences to find out why.
Nevada health officials said social distancing measures stymied the coronavirus spread and lessened feared capacity issues at Las Vegas hospitals.
Southern Nevada’s major hospitals plan to resume performing “medically necessary” elective surgeries Monday, according to a Nevada Hospital Association letter.
University Medical Center in Las Vegas has spent more than $25 million on protective gear and other equipment to fight coronavirus so far this year.
The illness can lead to pneumonia, multi-organ failure and death. As of Saturday, the virus had hospitalized more than 400 people in Clark County and killed 41.
SEIU Local 1107 announced the news during a radio interview Thursday night.
![Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19307561_web1_NEW-LOTUS-OF-SIAM-JUL31-22-CXS-001_bcd77f.jpg?h=80)
![Las Vegas teen killed in minibike crash had 10 times legal limit for pot, report says](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19312746_web1_ANGEL-NARANJO-FAMILY-3.jpg?h=80)
![Mom killed in fatal crash near 215 Beltway identified](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19312271_web1_215-FATAL-JUN16-24__001.jpg?h=80)
![Why is Mesquite growing so fast?](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19305099_web1_mesquitenevada.jpg?h=80)
![Turmoil for M Resort owner Penn could affect Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19313624_web1_PENN-TURMOIL-JUN22-24-003e.jpg?h=80)