LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas city officials say efforts to test, treat and track community spread of COVID-19 were already increasing when a top doctor on the White House coronavirus task force listed the city as a virus trouble spot.
Officials said Thursday the city manager sent a letter last week to Gov. Steve Sisolak's office outlining efforts including deploying 50 teams of city officials for business visits to ensure compliance with mask-wearing and social distancing mandates.
The governor's virus response chief declined to comment about White House task force Dr. Deborah Birx's call for aggressive steps to stop the virus.
