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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In its initial days of public operations, the clinic saw numerous no-shows, prompting them to issue instant alerts to those who preregistered or give the shots to walk-ins.
President Joe Biden has unveiled a stimulus package that would give Americans another $1,400 in relief checks, extend federal unemployment past March and increase the current amount of $300 per week to $400 in unemployment aid.
Nevada officials see signs that the disease is trending downward.
The Cashman Center will be closed for COVID-19 vaccinations through the weekend, but new appointments will be available soon, officials announced Thursday.
With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new management.
In a memo to employees Tuesday, the Clark County School District said employees who sign up earlier could be turned away or rescheduled at vaccination sites.
Clark County and Southern Nevada Health Heath District representatives provide updated vaccination information at a news briefing.
The toll serves as “a stark reminder of how deadly this virus is,” according to the official in charge of the state’s response.
Meanwhile, officials said they would be tightening procedures at Nevada’s largest vaccination site.
Some of those receiving the vaccine at one Las Vegas site Tuesday said they didn’t make an appointment and weren’t asked for ID, despite a policy requiring both.
Las Vegas and Clark County were among the many communities across the U.S. participating in a national remembrance for the 400,000-plus people who have succumbed to the coronavirus.
The group is expected to meet for the first time in early February, the Nevada System of Higher Education announced Tuesday.
The 400,000-death toll is nearly equal to the number of American lives lost annually to strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.
New cases, deaths and the positivity rate all showed declines in state data reported Tuesday.
University Medical Center opened the by-appointment-only site on Monday to Nevadans 70 and older, health care workers and first responders
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