Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday said that he will be announcing new measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the state “very soon.”
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The Nevada Hospital Association on Tuesday warned that “current strategies are not successfully minimizing the spread of serious disease,” according to a statement.
The Southern Nevada Health District will offer free flu vaccines Saturday at Eldorado High School in east Las Vegas with no appointment necessary.
On Thanksgiving of last year, Ashleigh Cope’s heart stopped. The then-22-year-old had contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection that nearly killed her in the aftermath of minor cosmetic surgery.
There were 27 new deaths reported on Tuesday, along with 1,697 additional cases, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website.
Issues with the Southern Nevada Health District’s website prevented registrations and access on the portal to test results.
It is too soon for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plea to residents to stay home as much as possible for two weeks to be reflected in the data, state officials said.
Health officials reported 1,177 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday morning.
Hospital officials are alarmed by steeply rising COVID-19 cases in Northern Nevada.
More than 80 percent of the 525 inmates at a Carson City prison have tested positive for coronavirus, according to results released Friday by the Nevada Department of Corrections.