UNLV doctoral student Casey Barber was keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation even before the first case was reported in the United States. And starting in March — after confirmed cases cropped up in Southern Nevada — the 25-year-old Las Vegas native was among seven UNLV public health graduate students who volunteered to help the Southern Nevada Health District with contact tracing.

Southern Nevada colleges and universities have seen a slight uptick in weekly reports of COVID-19 cases among students, but numbers still remain low overall.

Nevada’s average number of newly identified COVID-19 cases is more than double what it was in mid-September, a trend that a top health official says will likely lead to more deaths next month.

This summer, nearly a third of a local manufacturing company’s workforce caught COVID-19.

This summer, nearly a third of a local manufacturing company’s workforce caught COVID-19.

"The only thought that came into my head during that time was 'this has got to be what it feels like drowning.' Like you have a fish that’s out of water and you see them gasping for air," said Karla Gebo who shared her COVID-19 experience with our News 3 cameras back in May.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve taken restaurant dining outside, replaced international travel with national park road trips and put work meetings that still probably should’ve been emails on Zoom.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve taken restaurant dining outside, replaced international travel with national park road trips and put work meetings that still probably should’ve been emails on Zoom.