New deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Clark County overnight, and the state death toll edged higher to 81, according to new data from local health agencies.
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The report by the Southern Nevada Health District came the morning after the state recorded a dozen new deaths, a number that likely included most of the county cases.
Nevada health authorities reported 12 new deaths and more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 in the state as of Monday night
The new report came after the state reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada topped 1,500 on Friday — the lowest overnight increase in 10 days, according to state data.
The displacement of the Kentucky Derby from the first Saturday in May until the first Saturday in September has created a cascade effect on the 3-year-old division.
Six more people in Clark County have died from COVID-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 38, the Southern Nevada Health District reported Thursday.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada jumped to 1,279 early Wednesday, up more than 160 from the previous day, as the state death toll climbed to 32.
The death toll from the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the state jumped to 26 on Tuesday with eight new fatalities reported in Clark County.
The number of Nevada COVID-19 cases has surpassed 1,000, the Department of Health and Human Services reported Monday, hours before two deaths were announced in Washoe County.
Javier Castellano, a Hall of Fame rider, tested positive for the disease after arriving in Florida with plans to ride in this weekend’s Florida Derby.
Most inhabitants of a city once renowned for its plush star-studded racebooks are unable to play the ponies, even as bettors in many other states continue to do so.
Twenty-seven owners, trainers and veterinarians are charged with conspiromg to give illegal performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to the horses under their control.
California horse racing tracks Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields and Aqueduct in New York will be immediately closed to the public because of coronavirus concerns.
Monmouth Park and BetMakers, an Australian company with experience in fixed-odds wagering, aim to begin offering fixed-odds wagers on the New Jersey track’s races in May.
Questions and unknowns abound in the first running of the $20 million race, which will take place Saturday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.