CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers converge on the state capital for a special budget session Wednesday after outbreaks of the new coronavirus were reported in legislatures in California and Mississippi.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen in Nevada since casinos started reopening in early June.
The virus has hit the Las Vegas area especially hard. Clark County, home to most of the state's residents, has almost three times as many confirmed cases per person as Carson City, prompting concerns that convening the Legislature could further spread the virus to rural northern Nevada.
