Governor Steve Sisolak has formed a medical advisory team after issuing a state of emergency for Nevada on Thursday. The team is led by Dr. Ihsan Azzam, the State of Nevada’s Chief Medical Officer, and staffed by four additional medical experts.

Nevada reported its first death from the new coronavirus Monday as businesses and schools shut down around the state, including many of the Las Vegas Strip casinos that power the local economy, and the NFL canceled public events that had been scheduled with its player draft next month in Las Vegas.

Nevada reported its first death from the new coronavirus Monday as businesses and schools shut down around the state, including many of the Las Vegas Strip casinos that power the local economy, and the NFL canceled public events that had been scheduled with its player draft next month in Las Vegas.

The hospitality industry has a serious pipeline issue: Less than 7% of U.S. restaurants are led or owned by women, even though 51% of students attending the Culinary Institute of America are female.

Initiative aims to correct gender inequalities in the culinary world

Wynn Las Vegas is feeling the pressure of lower revenue stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. But unlike its rival, MGM Resorts International, Wynn workers’ jobs appear to be safe.

This year’s edition of the Believer Festival has been canceled.

The festival, produced by the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, was scheduled to run April 29 to May 2.

More than 80 percent of Nevada’s nursing homes have failed to meet federal standards for infection prevention and control in the past three years, Medicare data shows.

With the number of coronavirus cases in the Silver State on the rise, The Nevada Independent will be keeping you up to date on the latest here, both through regular live blog updates and updates to our infographic tracking cases around Nevada. The most recent updates will be posted at the top.