Nevada is fighting coronavirus variants through genetic sequencing, using the data for contact tracing to slow their spread and, soon, to aid the development of new vaccines.
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Nevada on Wednesday reported 390 new coronavirus cases and four additional deaths over the previous day as the state’s positivity rate remained unchanged at 5.7 percent.
Nevada on Friday reported 562 new coronavirus cases and 22 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be given from 7 a.m. until noon seven days a week for three weeks beginning May 11, local public health officials said Friday.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 436 new coronavirus cases and 11 additional deaths, according to state data.
Nevada reported a high number of new coronavirus cases on Monday, but the figure was likely inflated after the state stopped reporting its COVID-19 metrics over the weekend.
The Nevada Home Care Workforce Safety and Standards Act would enable workers to seek training and benefits and look for ways to improve quality of care and working conditions.
The state Department of Health and Human Services also reported six additional deaths and a 0.2 percentage point rise in the test positivity rate to 5.7 percent.
After a record day Tuesday, the Cashman Center site in Las Vegas will close on May 5.
Nevada on Thursday reported 549 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada’s key COVID-19 metrics remained elevated compared to recent lows, with 395 new cases of the disease and 14 deaths over the preceding day, according to state data.
A long line of people extended far outside the Cashman Center vaccine center, but a spokesman said the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson product was not responsible.
Nevada has called a temporary halt to the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine on Tuesday, heeding the recommendation of federal regulators.
Nearly half of the new cases reported to the state by Clark County for Fridays reported were from March 26 or before, state officials said at a news briefing.
Nevada on Thursday reported 386 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.