Young people, who tend not to get as sick from the coronavirus, are largely behind the recent surge in the state to record case levels, even as deaths have been declining.
Clark County
After a year, the hepatitis A outbreak in Clark County is over, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Friday.
The Southern Nevada Health District posted the data on the day that Gov. Steve Sisolak’s directive requiring people to wear face masks in nearly all public spaces took effect.
More details about the Clark County School District’s plan to reopen schools emerged at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night, with officials answering a long list of questions submitted by the general public. More details about the Clark County School District’s plan to reopen schools emerged at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night, with district staff answering a long list of questions submitted by the general public.
Both jurisdictions also reported one additional death as the recent surge in new cases continues.
An expert panel looked at ways the community could move forward after weeks of protests against systemic racism following the May killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis police custody.
All branches of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District have reinstated the use of study rooms, computers and Wi-Fi, bookshelf browsing and some adult education courses.
The new cases — coming on the heels of a record one-day jump of 412 in the county — brought the total to 11,481, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The figures may be somewhat inflated due to a reporting backlog that typically occurs over weekends.
Perchlorates, produced in Henderson from the 1950s to the 1990s, are best remembered for touching off a massive explosion at the PEPCON plant manufacturing in 1988.
Clark County recorded 288 new COVID-19 cases and two additional fatalities over the preceding day, according to government data posted Monday.
Nearly 10 months before the launch of the school district’s new $17 million payroll and human resources system, employees warned that it was not ready for Prime Time.
The recommendation to conduct the November general election primarily by mail was made by the county’s top election official who said he expects the coronavirus to create challenges for an anticipated massive turnout in the fall.
The Nevada figure was a one-day record for the outbreak, while the 317 new cases in Clark County marked the second time this week the county total surpassed 300.
The small town of Laughlin is getting a new grocery store after its only market closed in March because of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Clark County said Thursday.