Data from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Research Center showed Nevada had a seven-day daily average of 141.6 new cases on May 28. On July 2, that average was 319.4, and the rise has only become steeper since. On Wednesday, the seven-day daily average was 831.6.<\/p>\n
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As nearly 75 percent of Nevada’s 3.1 million resides in Clark County, it’s not surprising that the Vegas area is home to the majority of those cases. According to SNHD, Clark County had a seven-day average of 500 new daily cases as of Monday. The district’s demographic data shows the biggest increases have come from the 18-to-24 and 25-to-49 age groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
While the case numbers soar, the vaccination rates have trended downward since a peak in mid-April, and have appeared to plateau over the last couple weeks. Johns Hopkins reports that roughly 77,500 doses have been administered over the first two weeks of July.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the month, Nevada ranked 34th in the nation with 39.6 percent of the population fully vaccinated. Two weeks later, the state now ranks 33rd with 44.8 percent. The national average is slightly less than 49 percent.<\/p>\n
Through Friday, SNHD reported 42 percent of Clark County were fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n
Vegas Leaders Want People to Get a Shot<\/h2>\n
Outside of New York City, no other US city was likely impacted more by COVID-19 than Las Vegas as the pandemic led to a significant reduction in travel \u2013 especially by air. Now, that Vegas has turned the tide, stakeholders in the gaming and tourism industry want to keep it going that way.<\/p>\n
The way to do that, they said, is by promoting the vaccines.<\/p>\n
Lori Nelson-Kraft, the senior vice president of communications for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said in a statement to Casino.org<\/i> Friday that the top priority for Las Vegas is the well-being of its workers, residents, and guests.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remain committed to minimizing the spread of the virus and encourage everyone to follow the guidance by health experts, most notably to get vaccinated to protect yourself and others from the virus,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\nGeoconda Arg\u00fcello-Kline, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union Local 226, said in a statement the union representing 60,000 casino workers in Las Vegas and Reno will continue to abide by the guidance of both local and federal health officials.<\/p>\n
Arg\u00fcello-Kline also cited a statistic from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky that 97 percent of the people currently being admitted to hospitals because of COVID-19 are not vaccinated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Culinary Union urges Nevadans who are not yet vaccinated to get the vaccine – it is the best way to protect you, your family, our community, our hospitality jobs, and our state\u2019s industries,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Representatives from the Las Vegas tourism and gaming industry on Friday again called on more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. That’s after area health officials issued a recommendation earlier in the day. The call asks for all individuals in the region to wear face masks in \u201ccrowded indoor public places,\u201d even if they have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":179994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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