Controversy has swirled around the question all year. Lacking a national coronavirus death definition, state officials created their own.
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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.
The state’s coronavirus data dashboard now focuses on 14-day moving averages to better assess trends over time and the impact on communities.
Johns Hopkins University published an alarming COVID-19 positivity rate that puts Nevada well above the national average. It’s also incorrect, state officials say.
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.
The seven-day average of new cases rose to 559 on Monday. Nevada’s COVID-19 response director said he expects to see an increase in deaths by mid-November.
It’s the first time health officials revealed hard numbers about what role Nevada’s tourism industry could be playing in the state’s outbreak.
Nevada’s first reported case of the coronavirus was March 5. In the months that have passed, the state has seen a drop in its seven-day average of new cases and hospitalizations are down.
Health officials for months have declined to identify specific spreading events or case clusters in Southern Nevada beyond nursing homes and other licensed facilities.
This month, Nevada officials began analyzing disease investigation data to identify businesses and specific locations where infected residents may have been exposed to the virus.
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
State and county health officials are releasing a large amount of COVID-19 data every day. Here are tips to make sense of confusing numbers.
Clark County announced the largest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with 342 reported.
More than 11,000 cases of the disease have been identified statewide, the vast majority of which have recovered.
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The student’s lawyers claim he was threatened, discriminated against at UNLV, amid taunts from pro-Palestinian protesters and inaction by the administration and Board of Regents.
The fire was first reported before noon on Memorial Day and is located near the Late Night trailhead along Route 160, west of Las Vegas.
Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
The tranquilizer xylazine has been detected in the local illicit drug supply, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.