Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID wastewater activity. Experts said a tourist surge over the Fourth of July weekend was one factor.
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COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
The company has started preparing for its next phase of reopenings: Excalibur is set for June 11, and MGM President and Acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle hopes to reopen Aria before Fourth of July weekend.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday highlighted data that shows the state making continuing progress on infections, hospital capacity and testing and contact tracing.
The count recorded 133 new COVID-19 deaths and no new deaths over the preceding day, according to data posted Thursday by the Southern Nevada Health District.
While demand for area camps remains strong, crowd-minimizing and social distancing guidelines have reduced by about half the number of available slots.
Mesquite nurse Susan Yowell, 64, spent a month in New York City after she saw Gov. Andrew Cuomo on television calling on health care professionals around the country to help.
Diagnostic testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is available for two days this week at The Orleans to anyone who wants it.
The supermarket’s parent company offers free COVID-19 testing, based on symptoms and medical need, with a mix of self-testing kits and drive-up testing sites.
NV Energy is set to to file a $120 million reduction for customers in Southern Nevada. If approved, the reduction would go into effect Jan. 1, 2021.
At least 100 pedestrians were wandering the area when the cars began roaring down Times Square’s main drag Saturday.
Teachers and staff at Legacy Traditional School’s southwest campus were treated to a parade Monday.
Rep. Dina Titus urged the Trump administration to redirect money not accepted by large universities with endowments to other institutions in Nevada with large numbers of minority students.
Smart & Final, 99 Ranch Market and Costco are requiring face coverings for employees and customers, and limiting the number of people in a party.
The VECC includes reps from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Ballpark, T-Mobile Arena and MGM Resorts arenas.
The long-running festival scheduled at Sunset Park in October has been canceled because of “uncertainty” over the coronavirus pandemic and event-associated costs.
The head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force hopes Nevada can test at least 30,000 people a day by the end of this month.