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Las Vegas Health Officials Ramp Up COVID-19 Contact Tracing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Las Vegas say they've added community disease investigators and have adopted an automated system to use text and email to notify people who may have had contact with people who've tested positive for the coronavirus.

Southern Nevada Health District community health chief Michael Johnson said Monday more than 60 investigators are now working to trace more than 5,400 reported cases in and around Las Vegas.

Officials call quick identification of people exposed to the virus is an important step toward preventing the spread of the contagious respiratory illness.