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.
Proponents of face masks on college campuses this fall on Friday urged the Nevada Board of Regents to go beyond a mandate for employees OK’d by the Clark County Commission.
Las Vegas Sands, dedicated to its investment in Singapore with its iconic three-tower hotel, has shut down its casino while rival Resorts World operates at reduced capacity.
Nevada on Friday reported 1,003 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
State data shows Hispanics now make up the largest portion of overdue Nevadans for the COVID-19 vaccine. In April it was whites.
“I was that skeptical dude that I thought COVID was a joke,” Sgt. Tom “T.J.” Jenkins says in a video posted online. “… I’m here to tell you it almost took me off this planet.”
The third “Vax Nevada Days” raffle ceremony took place tonight at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Speakers at Tuesday’s Clark County Commission emergency meeting demonstrated that local officials are fighting a deep well of vaccine and mask resistance.
Since the state reopened businesses in early June, summer surge cases have been concentrated in the south and northwest Las Vegas Valley.
The state Health and Human Services Department also reported eight deaths and a 0.1 percentage increase in the COVID-19 test positivity rate, which now stands at 12.7 percent.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss the role that federal teams are playing to combat Nevada’s COVID-19 surge.
“It seems shortsighted that only employees wear masks and not guests,” one business owner said. “Are we really making that big of a difference?”
Clark County doesn’t have jurisdiction over gaming properties. But the Nevada Gaming Control Board made it clear Wednesday that the mandate would be enforced at Southern Nevada casinos and resorts.
A rural Hawaiian county is warning residents that recent Las Vegas visitors returned to its islands with coronavirus, according to daily briefings from the county.
Anyone 12 or older who has not been vaccinated is encouraged to walk in and take advantage of this opportunity, free of charge.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 931 new coronavirus cases and 28 deaths over the preceding day — the latter a concerning number that was inflated by delayed reporting.