The latest coronavirus mutant federally classified as a “variant of concern” now accounts for 10 percent of new U.S. cases and possibly twice that rate in Nevada, health officials say.
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The father and grandfather is the first person in the world to receive a combination of two experimental drugs, according to Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada.
Demand remains high for vaccine in Clark County and is expected to increase as eligibility expands, public health officials say, suggesting “overwhelming” crowds may lie ahead.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate has fallen below double digits for the first time since the pandemic shut off much of the economy a year ago.
All Nevadans 16 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 5, while those of the same age group with underlying conditions can get their shot as early as next week.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday ratcheted up her longstanding criticisms of public health restrictions enacted by Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Robert Aaron Long, 21, told police the attack was not racially motivated, claiming to have a “sex addiction” and apparently he lashed out at what he saw as sources of temptation.
Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting.
A record 13.5 million coronavirus vaccinations were delivered this week, even as top officials disagree over the Trump administration’s record in procuring shots.
Millions of Americans shivered through another cold day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice arrives.
Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol.
The woman was there to protest the expected protesters, who never showed.
The U.S. recorded more than 3,000 deaths on Tuesday for the third time in less than a week. And the number of Americans in the hospital with COVID-19 hit another all-time high Tuesday of 113,000. Meanwhile, the Moderna vaccine may get an OK on Thursday.
He ran the agency, known as CISA, from its creation in the wake of Russian interference with the 2016 election through the November election.
Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the U.S. and around the world.
More than 17,800 voters descended on the more than 30 early voting sites throughout Clark County as of 3 p.m. Saturday.
Zoo officials reported the animal missing and found evidence of forced entry at his enclosure.
As the first day of early voting was winding down in Clark County some of the days’ long lines had dissipated, and waits to cast ballots were much shorter.
The former federal prosecutor and Nevada attorney general went straight after Trump for his attempt to throw out the state’s new law allowing mail-in voting.
A Clark County district court judge has rebuffed a lawsuit seeking to undo the state-ordered closure of bars and taverns in the county to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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