The Clark County School District was unable to reach nearly a third of its 325,000 students during the second week of distance learning and counted attempts as a contact.
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Officials with the Southern Nevada Health District gave giving a telebriefing to members of the news media on Friday.
The findings come from new data released by the Southern Nevada Health District on Friday morning.
The number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Clark County and Nevada rebounded slightly overnight, reversing days of small decreases, according to data posted Friday.
The board voted to deny a resolution that would have extended Superintendent Jesus Jara’s power to take action necessary to continuing the essential operations of the school district.
The new county figures came shortly after the state of Nevada reported 110 new cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths overnight, raising the state death toll to 137.
Candidates Caesar Almase, Tara Clark Newberry, Bruce Gale and Jacob Reynolds are vying for the Department 21 seat in District Court.
Family Court Judge Vincent Ochoa defended his qualifications during a debate against two attorneys who are trying to unseat him.
Nevada’s school districts will refund unused grant money to the state to limit the impact of budget reductions ordered by Gov. Steve Sisolak amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved more than $254,000 in emergency services purchases for the quarantine facility for the homeless at Cashman Center.
The number of new cases reported for the county was the lowest increase reported overnight since the district added 37 cases to the total on March 24.
Attorneys say Gov. Steve Sisolak and the county overreached by relegating the right to marry to a nonessential endeavor in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Officials announced a plan Tuesday to convert the Las Vegas Convention Center into a low-level alternative care site capable of holding 1,350 patients if regional hospitals reach capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Tuesday for the first time posted detailed data for Clark County on the number of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code and city.
The Southern Nevada Health District early Tuesday reported 65 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths in Clark County.