The move came after the Review-Journal reported that the district was unable to contact about 21 percent of students in the first week of classes after the schools shut down.
Clark County
An inmate at the Clark County Detention Center has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Clark County and the city of Las Vegas’ ISO-Q (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex at Cashman Center for the homeless was to begin accepting patients on Monday night.
The employee, who works in the division that processes child support collection, has not reported to work since April 2 and notified the county of the positive test on Thursday.
University Medical Center recently began prescribing hydroxychloroquine to high-risk emergency room patients who test positive for COVID-19 but do not require immediate hospitalization.
There were 21 more deaths from COVID-19 in Clark County as of Saturday morning, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday that it laid off more than 100 part-time employees, a decision made necessary by economic impacts stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.
The state figures came hours after the Southern Nevada Health District reported four more deaths from COVID-19 in Clark County, bringing the number of fatalities there to 75.
The space at existing facilities will be augmented by new makeshift isolation wards being built at the Southern Nevada Health District headquarters and at Cashman Center.
New fatalities from the disease caused by the new coronavirus were reported Thursday in Clark and Washoe counties
Four candidates vying for a seat on the Clark County Family Court bench discussed custody battles within households that endure domestic violence.
Clark County officials say filling out the census is even more important because of the expected economic downtown caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Nevada’s largest health care union praised county lawmakers on Wednesday for reassurances that most labor protections were secure even as collective bargaining agreements remain suspended.
Clark County became the second jurisdiction in the Las Vegas Valley to allow temporary home alcohol delivery amid the state’s stay-at-home mandate.
Deemed essential by the state, cannabis dispensaries may continue to deliver to customers through the coronavirus emergency, but Clark County officials want to know: Might they be able to offer drive-thru services, too?
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