Las Vegas' largest COVID-19 testing site has reopened and relocated to Sam Boyd Stadium after closing down on Thursday.

Sam Boyd Stadium played host to a familiar scene Sunday night: lines of cars causing traffic delays as Nevadans faced hourslong waits to get a COVID-19 test at the valley’s largest site.

The valley's largest drive-thru COVID-19 testing site has relocated, after a surge in demand following the holidays and before New Year's celebrations. 

UNLV Economics Professor Stephen Miller says it shows a shift in the market.

It will be quite the sendoff for a man who was born in a shack in the Nevada desert 82 years ago, says UNLV Associate Professor of History Michael Green.

Nevada reported 2,337 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Wednesday, bringing totals posted by the state Department of Health and Human Services to 504,729 cases and 8,506 deaths.

The CDC’s recommendation of booster shots for kids ages 12 to 15 could help keep them safer in classrooms, according to health experts.

Confusion at UNLV Testing Site Video: SNHD did not update their website and dozens of cars visible in this video arrived for testing at the currently closed site. 

Over the last week, Nevada has experienced a skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that the governor characterized as “alarming” in a recent press release.