State officials released the latest figures for COVID and other respiratory viruses in the Silver State.
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The Elko County Board of Health is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss and consider placing a moratorium on COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the county.
After a post-Thanksgiving spike this month, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide continue to decline, new state data shows.
Only one case has been reported in Clark County this month, as cases dwindle across the U.S. and other countries.
The Thanksgiving holiday is likely partially to blame for a steep increase in cases in the past week in Clark County and statewide.
The move aims to ease a shortage of pediatric nurses as hospital units remain full.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to rise in the past week both in Clark County and the state, though no major spike has been seen.
The Nevada Hospital Association calls on the governor’s office to help with pediatric unit staffing and crowding.
The Nevada Board of Pharmacy is appealing a recent ruling from a judge who determined that the board can no longer regulate marijuana.
Higher cases numbers are concerning, though a facility where a case of Candida auris is identified may not be where the patient acquired the germ.
While hospitalizations remain relatively low in Clark County and statewide, pediatric units continue to be stressed by respiratory infections, including RSV.
High numbers of cases of RSV and other respiratory virus are filling up pediatric ERs and ICUs across the state.
Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent in Clark County, according to data released Wednesday by the state.
Confirmed and suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide increased to 164 in the last week, a 16 percent increase over the prior week.
A Clark County teen has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that he was likely infected with while in Lake Mead, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
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