Most metrics have been on the rise for months, but the rate of the increase has gone up in recent weeks.
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“We’re starting to see a slight uptick in positive cases, so anything somebody can do to protect themselves and if you do get COVID, it’d be a lot less severe,” Gov. Steve Sisolak said.
Slot machine manufacturers have made their products flashier and combined with pent-up demand resulting from the pandemic, revenue records have been falling since 2021.
Clark County’s case rate per 100,000 people, another key CDC metric, also increased this week from 86.07 to 110.69.
State and local officials across Nevada signed agreements with Northshore Clinical Labs, a COVID testing laboratory run by men with local political connections. There was only one problem: Its tests didn’t work.
The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s request earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster shot for all seniors.
After eliminating incentive pay for overtime last month, University Medical Center is now reimposing a requirement that nurses work mandatory overtime.
On the first day of its new COVID-19 reporting system, Clark County reported a decline in most major metrics.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control must approve the request.
On the final day of daily COVID-19 updates from state officials, Clark County added another 369 new cases and 20 deaths.
Nevada will no longer report COVID-19 metrics on a daily basis, ending a reporting process that started at the onset of the pandemic two years ago, state officials announced Thursday.
Clark County on Thursday reported 516 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths, as long-term metrics declined but daily number inched higher.
The requirement had been set to expire on March 18, but was extended by a month to allow the public health agency time to develop new, more targeted policies.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 415 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.
The last statewide mask mandate in the U.S. will be lifted by the end of March, Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday.
The Clark County School District is making a handful of changes beginning Wednesday, including no mask requirement on school buses and eliminating mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 326 new coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, as statewide numbers were delayed without an explanation.
Key metrics used to measure the impact of the virus continue to show improvement, even after Gov. Steve Sisolak dropped the state’s mask mandate about a month ago.
The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
Clark County added 423 new cases and 14 new deaths Friday, according to health district data. As of Friday the county reported 489,011 cases and 7,552 deaths.
