In The News: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs, experts said Friday.
A teenager from Las Vegas died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday.
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After declining for 10 straight weeks, COVID-19 hospitalizations plateaued in Clark County this week and inched up statewide, according to new state data released Wednesday.
COVID-19 deaths in Nevada fell to their lowest point of the pandemic this week, while numbers of hospitalizations and cases continued their free fall.
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On a map showing levels of COVID-19 across the U.S., Nevada stands out as a rare oasis of green.
On a map showing COVID-19 levels across the United States, Nevada stands out as a rare oasis of green.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Clark County have fallen to 100 - their lowest point since April - from a high this year of 1,700 in January, according to state data released Wednesday.
New cases of monkeypox continue to be identified in Clark County but at a slower rate than in previous weeks, a trend seen in much of the country.