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Both Clark County and the state of Nevada set new records for reported COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period on Thursday with the former announcing 1,315 new cases and the state adding 1,447 cases. The Southern Nevada Health District announced the new total on its coronavirus website as well as five additional deaths. The new…

CLARK COUNTY — Clark County health officials have confirmed the first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, which is a new syndrome believed to be associated with COVID-19. The case involves a patient under the age of five, who is recovering at Dayton Children’s Hospital. “This is just another example of how dangerous this…

” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen> Pacific Crest Building Supply was closed Thursday after five employees tested positive RIDGEFIELD — Clark County Public Health confirmed on Thursday afternoon that they are investigating another COVID-19 outbreak, this time at a Ridgefield cabinet maker. On Thursday morning, one positive case was confirmed in an employee…

Astoria and Albany.Despite the concentration of coronavirus outbreaks among workers at fruit, vegetable, seafood and meat processing facilities, health authorities say they haven’t seen evidence the coronavirus can be spread through food.The World Health Organization says it is “highly unlikely” people would become infected by the virus through food because COVID-19 is a respiratory illness.As…

By Amy Libby, Columbian Web Editor, and Published: April 24, 2020, 11:40am Clark County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 deaths and six new cases on Friday morning. The death toll is now 19, with 327 total confirmed cases in the county. More than 3,300 people in Clark County have been tested for the disease.…