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    Nevada Reports 489 New Coronavirus Cases And 12 More Deaths

    Sep 05, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials reported 489 new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths on Friday, bringing the statewide totals to 70,712 confirmed cases and 1,375 deaths a day before the six-month anniversary of its first reported case.

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    Nevadans Of Color Suffering Most From COVID-19, New Study Finds

    Sep 04, 2020

    Across the country, COVID-19 has been hitting communities of color the hardest.

    National data show African-Americans are more likely to die of the disease.

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    Nevada Jobless A Record 22%; Performers Hope Gigs Can Return

    May 09, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Economic signs are dire in Nevada, where the state jobless rate hit a record 22% on Friday - well above the national unemployment rate of 14.7%.

    The U.S. mark is as high as the Great Depression.

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    COVID-19 Forces June Cancellation Of Century-Old Reno Rodeo

    May 09, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The century-old Reno Rodeo has canceled this year’s 10-day event in June due to the new coronavirus outbreak.

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    US Court Lawsuit Challenges Nevada Governor Closure Orders

    May 09, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hair salon and barber shop owners, an events company, a physician and a man who wants to treat his COVID-19 with malaria drugs touted by President Donald Trump are suing the governor of Nevada over stay-at-home and other orders he issued in response to the spread of the coronavir

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    Southern Nevada Health District Report: Black, Asian, Pacific Islander COVID-19 Patients Dying At Higher Rates Than White, Hispanic Patients

    Apr 17, 2020

    The Southern Nevada Health District released a report Friday with demographic information on coronavirus patients in Clark County.

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    COVID-19 Threatens Reno's Unsheltered Population And Service Providers

    Mar 25, 2020

    The coronavirus has arrived in Nevada, triggering a mandate from Governor Steve Sisolak that all non-essential business

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    Unvaccinated Students Unenroll From School Due To Outbreak

    Nov 16, 2019

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nineteen unvaccinated students were forced to temporarily unenroll from a Reno high school to avoid exposure during an outbreak of whooping cough.

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    West Nile Virus Pops Up More In Southwest; 9 Dead In Arizona

    Aug 31, 2019

    PHOENIX (AP) — Public health data shows the potentially fatal West Nile Virus is popping up more around the U.S. Southwest following a rainier winter, with a record number of cases in Arizona's Maricopa County and nine deaths statewide this year.

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    NV Taxation Dept. Warns Of Possible Mold And Yeast In Marijuana

    Aug 24, 2019

    The Nevada Department of Taxation has issued a health and safety notice advising consumers and patients to avoid consuming some marijuana products that failed secon

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