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 first round of grants — each ranging from about $500 to $1,000 — will be distributed to students automatically based on financial need, the university announced Tuesday.
As of Monday, the school district has served nearly 1.8 million meals since the governor closed schools in mid-March, it says.
The hospital celebrated the milestone Saturday of discharging more than 50 patients to date by lining a hallway, and clapping and cheering as patient David Reifer was sent home.
As a result of the COVID-19 case, all Nye County jails were immediately placed on lockdown, the sheriff’s office said Saturday.
The man, who was in his 60s, died Friday and was one of the county’s previously confirmed cases.
American Specialty Lab and Dr. Garry Lee started offering nasal swab testing about a week ago. So far, only a handful of people have been tested.
More Las Vegas Valley medical offices now offer telemedicine appointments, part of a nationwide trend that has seen an explosion in use of the technology.
The Army Corps of Engineers said in a statement Saturday that it did assessments in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City as a result of COVID-19.
The employee works at the coffeeshop on 3265 South Rainbow Boulevard, according to a statement on the company’s website. The company learned of the test result Friday.
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, nonprofits were seeing an increase in the number of seniors seeking food assistance.
On March 18, United Way of Southern Nevada announced the creation of its Emergency Assistance and Community Needs Fund. Now, the fund has more than doubled, totaling about $381,000.
Many centers, which were closed by mid-March as the new coronavirus spread in Nevada, are finding ways to continue helping the elderly in this uncertain time.
Officials have expanded the Homeless Courtyard on Foremaster Lane and Cashman Center to accommodate the 500 people who seek shelter at Catholic Charities’ temporarily closed night shelter.
The five employees were potentially exposed to COVID-19 during a journalism conference this month in New Orleans.
The new cases bring the total for Washoe County up to 25, including current cases and those who’ve recovered, according to a statement from the health district.
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