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Coronavirus in Las Vegas

Dr. Fermin Leguen, District Health Officer, speaks outside of the Southern Nevada Health District Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

COVID cases continue to stress Las Vegas hospitals: Jan. 26, 2022; By Hillary Davis; Coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing to climb in Clark County but at a slower pace, the Nevada Hospital Association said today. In its weekly report, the association kept its ...

Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?

Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?: Jan. 20, 2022; By Emma H. Tobin, Associated Press; Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s.

Juliuz Samiano receives a COVID test from contact tracer Angie Viote at the Southern Nevada Health District Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

Too early to tell if COVID surge has peaked in Las Vegas area: Jan. 19, 2022; By Hillary Davis; It’s too soon to say if the latest coronavirus wave has crested in Southern Nevada. Dr. Cassius Lockett, director of disease surveillance and control with ...

A person receives the COVID-19 vaccination at UNLV, Monday, April 5, 2021.

Nevada regents vote to support university vaccine mandate: Jan. 14, 2022; By Sam Metz, Associated Press/Report for America; Nevada's Board of Regents voted 9-4 on Friday to direct Chancellor Melody Rose to send a letter to state lawmakers, health officials and ...

Goodbye 'godsend': Expiration of child tax credits hits home: Jan. 14, 2022; By John Raby, Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak, Associated Press; For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit — a program that was intended to be part of President Joe Biden's legacy but has emerged instead as a flash point over who is ...

President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.

Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home: Jan. 14, 2022; By Zeke Miller, Associated Press; The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday as the White House looks to address nationwide ...

School District implementing COVID test-to-stay plan: Jan. 14, 2022; By Hillary Davis; Starting Wednesday, some Clark County School District students and staff who are exposed to the coronavirus will have to consistently test negative to stay at school or work. There’s a catch, though ...

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead responds to questions from reporters during a visit to the Horizon Ridge Wellness Clinic on East Flamingo Road Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The visit was part of Protect Nevadas Future week of action, a statewide effort to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 years against COVID-19 from Dec. 18 to 23.

Nevada to distribute over 500,000 at-home COVID test kits: Jan. 13, 2022; By Jessica Hill; Nevada is getting over 500,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits to distribute to residents, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced today. Paid for by federal COVID relief funding, the ...

Tips for staying safe in Las Vegas as the omicron variant spreads

Tips for staying safe in Las Vegas as the omicron variant spreads: Jan. 13, 2022; By Evelyn Mateos; Recent CDC data indicates that 82.4% of Nevada’s recorded cases were of the omicron variant, compared with 17.6% for delta

Assistant teacher Erik Reynolds reads a story to students in a City of Las Vegas pre-kindergarten mobile classroom Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. From left: Abigail, De'neah, and Osirus. The city uses the mobile pre-K classrooms to provide low-income pre-schoolers with a high-quality pre-school experience.

School District says no plan to return to remote learning: Jan. 12, 2022; By Hillary Davis; Clark County School District leadership stressed that the upcoming “pause” in instruction is a temporary pivot in response to the extreme staffing shortages fueled by ...

Maria Guizar receives a COVID test from contact tracer Valerie Herzog at the Southern Nevada Health District Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

Las Vegas hospitals struggle with staffing amid latest surge: Jan. 12, 2022; By Scott Sonner, Associated Press; Staffing levels at Las Vegas-area hospitals remain in the worst “crisis” category for the second week in a row as Nevada’s COVID-19 positivity test rate ...

Liberty students cheer as their team scores against Coronado during a game at Liberty High School Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.

High school games scrubbed during COVID break won’t be rescheduled: Jan. 12, 2022; By Ray Brewer; High school sporting events scheduled during the Clark County School District’s five-day COVID pause will be ruled a no contest and not be ...

Students walk through the hallway between classes during summer session at Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts in Henderson Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

CCSD schools taking 5-day break because of COVID staffing shortages: Jan. 11, 2022; By Hillary Davis; The Clark County School District is canceling classes Friday through Tuesday because of “extreme staffing shortages” caused by COVID-19 cases, officials ...

A University Medical Center entrance is shown Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Las Vegas hospitals running short on health care workers: Jan. 11, 2022; By Hillary Davis; The Nevada Hospital Association said Monday that Clark County hospitals were still at “crisis” staffing levels, a designation the association ...

Madison Ritchey, 16, receives a COVID test from contact tracer Ivana Guzman as her brother Conner Ritchey, 14, watches at the Southern Nevada Health District Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

More than 6,000 COVID cases reported in Las Vegas area: Jan. 8, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; The more than 6,000 cases nearly doubles the record 3,508 positive results from Friday. The health district also today reported 15 deaths.

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