COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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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.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
The Metropolitan Police Department is working with a Sikh charity to distribute meals at two locations this month to feed a growing need in the Las Vegas Valley.
University Medical Center and Clark County launched the testing initiative Tuesday by appointment only for people with or without symptoms of COVID-19.
Even as some meatpacking plants across the country have temporarily closed because of the coronavirus, Las Vegas Valley businesses aren’t experiencing shortages.
Maria Ascencion Garcia-Rodelo, 52, a housekeeper at Embassy Suites in Las Vegas, died from COVID-19 on Easter Sunday, leaving a grieving husband and extended family.
Personal care aides provide a crucial lifeline to the elderly or disabled. But amid a pandemic, many are left to fend for themselves when it comes to personal safety.
No new deaths were reported Sunday, according to data from the Southern Nevada Health District.
A group of Nevadans protesting stay-at-home orders drove down the Strip in the pouring rain on Easter Sunday.
The U.S. Postal Service is calling for vigilance to prevent a persistent band of mail thieves from intercepting that money before it reaches residents.
Free public trails near Scenic Drive in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area are closed until further notice.
There were 1,836 cases as of Sunday evening, up from 1,742 on Saturday , according to the state Health and Human Services Department’s website.
Applications for food and welfare assistance in Nevada have skyrocketed, but many others have been unable to apply because of a gridlock in the state’s unemployment system.
Finding gaming consoles in Las Vegas can be harder than buying toilet paper.
Many maintain the recommended 6 feet of separation during ventures outdoors, but not everyone is following the guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
While the new coronavirus has brought cities in Clark County to a near standstill, it is exacting a more varied toll in the rural corners of Southern Nevada.
“People step up in times of need,” one says of their stressful journey home from the islands off the west coast of South America.
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