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.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said the media is frightening the public and noted Las Vegas is open for business.
Local residents’ coronavirus-related buyouts of water and food are affecting charity’s ability to help children.
The decision impacts the Mariners’ first seven games of the Major League Baseball season against the Texas Rangers (March 26-29) and Minnesota Twins (March 30-April 1).
UNLV had not planned to play in the College Basketball Invitational, so Wednesday’s decision does not affect the Rebels.
Concerns over the coronavirus outbreak has caused the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make adjustments to its upcoming General Conference in April.
The convention was expected to take place April 18-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show expected about 90,000 to attend.
A state update Wednesday on testing and tracking of cases of coronavirus-caused disease gave a confusing accounting on the number of current active cases in the state.
Reservations for performances between Wednesday and April 30 can be canceled with a full refund.
The organization LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition pulled the plug Wednesday on hosting an industry event during this year’s National Association of Broadcasters 2020 convention.
Those 18 and under have made up just 2.4 percent of cases of COVID-19 worldwide, according to a report released in late February by the World Health Organization.
Although the coronavirus outbreak is keeping visitors away and hurting hotel room-tax revenue, stadium and LVCVA officials are confident bond payments will be made.
By reversing course and using the charged word “pandemic” that it had previously shied away from, the U.N. health agency appeared to want to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops.
The state has at least 24 COVID-19 deaths, the most in the U.S.
Since the first positive test of a Nevada patient for the coronavirus last week, state government has provided little new information.
A plan of action is in place at the Clark County Detention Center to protect inmates and staff from the coronavirus-caused COVID-19 disease.