COVID-19

Los funcionarios del distrito de salud del condado de Washoe (WCHD en inglés) están suplicando a las personas que se vacunen.

Starting Sept. 17 the penalty for refusing to wear a mask on transit vehicles, including city buses, increases and will be enforced.

NSHE officials said 75% of employees are now vaccinated for COVID-19, one week after publishing vaccination data.

Officials with the Washoe County Health District are pleading with people to get vaccinated and to show up for their COVID-19 test appointments.

Local hospitals are light on details, but they are at or near capacity, and it’s impacting the ability to treat patients. The reason is not necessarily available bed space, but rather the ability to staff positions — nurses in particular.

Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday signed an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination by Nov. 1 for a number of state employees.

Staffing shortages continue at the district, particularly in the areas of housekeeping, nutrition services, classroom aides and transportation.

In order to prevent COVID-19 from surging at prisons and state-licensed health facilities, the Nevada Board of Health voted Friday to mandate employees at those facilities get vaccinated. 

COVID-19 cases are still high and hospital beds are filling up said Washoe County Health District officials Wednesday at their weekly briefing.

Low-income Nevadans enrolled in Medicaid have been vaccinated at far lower rates than the overall population, according to health officials in the state.