The first pieces of the state’s plan to vastly expand testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus are expected as soon as Friday.
Clark County
The Clark County Fire Department said it is reducing up to a dozen firefighting units because the statewide shutdown has cut back calls for service by 34 percent.
Clark County recorded 98 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths in the past 24 hours, according to data posted Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District.
The Clark County School District hosted a virtual town hall with Superintendent Jesus Jara and School Board Trustee Deanna Wright on Tuesday afternoon.
But the 115 new cases reported by the state and the 76 new cases in the county were below the averages seen over the past week.
The division between the Nevada governor and Las Vegas mayor stems from territorial issues dating back to Sisolak’s time on the county commission, according to ex-lawmakers.
The department has outfitted a Dance Mobile van, complete with a DJ and public address system, to roll into local neighborhoods.
About half of Southern Nevada’s public employee union contracts are set to expire in June, just as the financial damage from coronavirus closures will be made more clear.
According to data from the Southern Nevada Health District, there are now 3,570 cases of the virus in the county and 174 deaths as of Saturday morning.
The wedding capital of the world is allowing people to apply for marriage licenses again.
The new cases pushed the total number of cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the county to 3,443 and raised the death toll to 168.
When Clark County students go back to their classrooms, it may be on a staggered bell schedule or through alternate programming, according to new plans presented to the school board Thursday.
The Clark County School District board will hear an update on the district’s plan to conduct distance learning following an order by Gov. Steve Sisolak to keep schools closed.
The latest fatalities pushed the county death toll from the disease caused by the new coronavirus to 163.
District Judge Joe Hardy Jr., hoping to keep his seat in the 2020 election, faced criticism from his two opponents during a Las Vegas Review-Journal debate.