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 vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration.
A healthy 23-year-old died of COVID-19. He was one of more than 360 new deaths announced statewide so far in August, already the state’s fifth-deadliest month of the pandemic.
The retrial in the fatal 2007 bombing at a Las Vegas Strip hotel has been postponed after a juror tested positive for COVID-19.
The State Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to approve the requirement for the state’s public colleges and universities.
Nevada passed a major milestone in its battle against the coronavirus on Friday as it passed the 50 percent mark for vaccination of eligible residents.
“We’ve got to be really careful protecting individual cases,” Clark County schools superintendent says of the decision to withhold the figures.
Michael Kagan, 46, was diagnosed in June with stage 3 melanoma. Cancerous lymph nodes were removed from his neck Wednesday at University Medical Center.
The state reported 1,413 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths over the preceding day amid another drop in the state’s test positivity rate.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced another round of winners Thursday as part of the seventh and penultimate “Vax Nevada Days” raffle.
UNLV, College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College all were planning to hold mainly in-person classes this fall, but have been switching more of them to a remote format.
The new rule requires people to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours to attend an event of 1,000 people or more.
Garth Brooks says, “I must do my part,” in heading off the latest COVID surge across the country.
Clark County on Wednesday surpassed 5,000 COVID-19 deaths amid new signs that the state’s current coronavirus surge may be nearing its peak.
U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant.
Parents at Lamping Elementary were notified Monday that “multiple individuals” tested positive and the campus would switch to remote learning through Aug. 27.