Nevada reported 556 new cases of COVID-19 and a record 38 deaths on Thursday, as the death toll in Clark County surpassed 1,000.
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Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks as new problems — like the fast-spreading omicron variant — have piled on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages.
The Clark County School District announced Tuesday that it’s canceling classes from Friday until Jan. 19 due to “extreme staffing shortages” caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The Southern Nevada Health District also reported 27 deaths in the county over the preceding day, a figure likely inflated by the lack of reporting over the weekend.
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Biden administration announced the change Monday as it looks to lower costs and make testing for the virus more convenient amid rising frustrations.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Hospitals in California and around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
Clark County on Monday added nearly 8,000 new COVID-19 cases during the preceding two days as the omicron variant continued to rampage, pushing the county’s case total past 400,000.
Sam Boyd Stadium played host to a familiar scene on Sunday night — lines of cars causing traffic delays as Nevadans faced hourslong waits to get a COVID-19 test at the valley’s largest site.
Last year’s optimism that the world might vanquish the new coronavirus has been replaced in 2022 with a growing resignation that it is here to stay.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Saturday reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago.
The Clark County School District filed a motion Wednesday in U.S. District Court seeking the attorney fees after a judge dismissed a lawsuit by two parents last month.
The remaining Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test kits that were given out free at CES are being donated to the Southern Nevada Health District for public distribution.
Clark County added more than 3,500 new cases of the disease, while the state topped 4,000 cases for the first time on Friday.
Metro Pizza is shutting its doors Mondays and Tuesdays this month as a way to deal with pressures of staffing shortages. “They just need a break,” co-founder John Arena said of his employees.
The Department of Corrections did not say how many cases have been detected in state corrections facilities or whether the increase involves inmates, staff or both
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