In The News: School of Public Health

As COVID-19 cases surge in Nevada, the demand for testing is up.

Philadelphia. Las Vegas. Cleveland.
Those are just three of the more than 100 communities since June that have taken a stand against racism, declaring it a public health issue, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in police custody that sparked a racial reckoning across the U.S.

Those are just three of the more than 100 communities since June that have taken a stand against racism, declaring it a public health issue, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in police custody that sparked a racial reckoning across the U.S.

“Close contact” doesn’t have to be sustained to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission, federal and local experts agree.

Nevada surpassed 2,000 cumulative deaths from the coronavirus Saturday as the state reported 29 new deaths for the second consecutive day.

Nevada’s hitting a record number of coronavirus cases almost daily now. On Thursday, state health officials reported a record-high 2,416 new cases and six additional deaths.
The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization to a prescription-based at-home COVID-19 test that provides results in less than 30 minutes. It is the first test of this kind to become available for COVID-19. The only other infectious disease that has an FDA-approved at-home diagnostic test is HIV.

As COVID-19 cases climb in the community, the Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that Thanksgiving be celebrated only with people in your own household.

While COVID-19 cases keep rising and uncertainty abounds, many people are worried we could see another shutdown.

While COVID-19 cases keep rising and uncertainty abounds, many people are worried we could see another shutdown.

Nevada has hit its highest COVID-19 daily reported case. 2,269 to be exact.

The message is the same, but the tone is more urgent. The consequences aren’t explicitly stated, but it’s implied.