Clark County on Tuesday reported 290 new coronavirus cases and 47 deaths, as most metrics continued recent steady declines.
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Clark County on Wednesday recorded 499 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths during the previous day, as three of it four major COVID-19 metrics moved higher.
Hospitalizations, test positivity rate and deaths all rose slightly from Friday through Sunday, while new cases declined by an average of one per day, new data show.
While new cases, deaths and hospitals all have continued to fall this month, the forward-looking test positivity rate is right where it was at the beginning of the month.
The largest private ambulance operators serving Clark County have missed multiple monthly on-time targets this year. One commissioner called it a “fairly catastrophic failure.”
Both groups within the Clark County Republican Party contend they are the rightful leaders of the party and are in charge of hosting the party’s regular meeting.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 1,046 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths over the preceding day, but the two-week averages for both inched lower.
The 938 new cases and more deaths were accompanied by another rise in the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate.
The county agreed to refund $155,000 to Paris Las Vegas, ending dispute that also involved several other Caesars Entertainment Inc. properties.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 252 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths, state data shows.
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.
Local governments are calling back employees to full-time, in-person work, offering one sign that normalcy is slowly returning to the public sector.
Medical ethicists say the honor system may be abused.
Public health officials reported a test positivity rate of 12.8 percent Monday. The last time the rate was below 13 percent was on Nov. 12, state data show.