As residents of Los Angeles County enter their first week of being required to wear face masks because of rising numbers of coronavirus cases among unvaccinated people, new cases are increasing in all 50 states.

As the COVID-19 case counts and the positivity rate continues to increase in our community, the Southern Nevada Health District is now recommending that both unvaccinated and vaccinated people wear masks in crowded indoor public places where they may have contact with others who are not fully vaccinated.

Refusing the shot creates a ticking time bomb for everybody.

For the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths followed infection patterns by a few weeks, as sure as night follows day.

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising, the Southern Nevada Health District is recommending vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in crowded indoor spaces, including casinos and grocery stores.

Nevada is one of the nation's worst hotspots for COVID-19, with a high infection rate and low vaccination rate. That led to the governor requesting help from the Biden Administration's 'COVID surge response team,' a new program announced July 1.

Health officials from popular tourist destinations like Los Angeles and Las Vegas are asking more people to mask up indoors.

At least 11 healthcare workers, eight of whom were fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a pool party in Las Vegas in on June 7, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing emails from the local health district.