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Nevada Appeal Report Carson City Health and Human Services announced Monday the following groups are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: • Utilities and Communications Infrastructure Water and wastewater workers, dam workers, natural gas, energy/electric sectors, internet and mobile services, telephone service providers, news broadcasters (Radio and Television), newspaper publishers, including back-office staff as well as frontline journalists, and workers responsible for ensuring p...

  El Dorado County officials announced on Monday that three residents died over the weekend due to the coronavirus. All three were women 65 years of age or older. One woman was from the Lake Tahoe region and the others were from the south county area and El Dorado Hills. With the three deaths, the county has lost 62 residents to the virus. Officials also reported 182 new cases over a three day period, from Saturday through Monday, along with 209 assumed recoveries putting the active count at 1...

Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevadans have 14 days to help officials get the spread of the coronavirus back under control or he will have to impose restrictions. He described it as “one last try to...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With five different counties in two different states surrounding Lake Tahoe, there are different procedures concerning COVID-19 vaccines depending on which area one resides. As more doses of the vaccine become available, each county is in charge of its own vaccination rollout.

Wednesday COVID-19 updates: ‘Appreciable declines’ in local hospitalizations This story is part of the Reno Gazette Journals essential coronavirus coverage is being provided for free. Please consider subscribing to support our work. While COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Southern Nevada in the New Year, Northern Nevada has seen a sustained drop in hospitalizations, the Nevada Hospital Association said in a statement Wednesday morning. “Nevada hospitalizations remain plateaued at near p...

State breaks record for single-day COVID deaths Nevada broke a record for the number of COVID-19 related deaths Thursday with 62 deaths reported over the previous day. The previous record was 60 deaths, which was reported on Jan. 6.  "Today, it is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of 62 Nevadans that lost the battle against COVID-19, a record high of reported deaths," said Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak in a tweet. "This is yet another somber milestone in our State’s efforts agai...

Maegan Richards KENT — Kent State University President Todd Diacon recently presented the 2020 President’s Award of Distinction to Maegan Richards of the Salem and East Liverpool Campuses. The award recognizes a staff member who demonstrates outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values. Richards is the Academic Learning Commons coordinator for the Salem and East Liverpool campuses. She earned ...