Nevada’s efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak now include not starting new jury trials and trying to avoid holding courtroom hearings in state courts for Las Vegas.
The Eighth Judicial District issued a statement Friday night announcing those steps and others to protect the community during the pandemic.
The pause on jury trials in civil and criminal trials is for 30 days but any jury trial currently underway will proceed. The district cited Gov. Sisolak’s declaration of a state of emergency on Thursday and “the severity of the risk posed to the public” by the virus.
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Meanwhile, Washoe County Health District officials announced a fourth positive case in the Reno area of northern Nevada, raising the statewide total to 21.