Nevada’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Still Declining
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Nevada is still slowing down. The state has been vaccinating an average of fewer than 14,000 people per day over the last two weeks. For comparison, Nevada was administering a 14-day rolling average of nearly 25,000 shots per day in mid-April.
The state has administered more than 1.9 million shots. Nearly 46% of Nevadans over 16 have received their first shot and roughly one-third have completed their vaccination.
There are currently 388 Nevadans hospitalized for confirmed or suspected COVID-19. The state’s test positivity rate has remained steady at 5.7% for about a week.
Washoe County is reporting an average of 30 daily cases over the last two weeks.
Cosmopolitan Permitted to Expand to 100 Percent Occupancy by the Gaming Control Board
The resort reports that 80 percent of its employees are vaccinated
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board allowed the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to open at 100 percent capacity and remove plexiglass barriers and social distancing requirements on the casino floor on Tuesday. The resort reached an 80 percent vaccination rate among its active workforce, offering $1 million in cash bonuses to vaccinated employees.
On April 13, the Cosmopolitan started an internal campaign to educate, incentivize, and facilitate onsite employee vaccinations. Cosmopolitan employees were provided numerous resources and opportunities to educate themselves, ask questions, and make the decision to vaccinate with in person and virtual round-table sessions that included medical professionals. Staff signed up for vaccination appointments via QR codes.