Huge Line for Las Vegas COVID Testing Causes Traffic Delays

Las Vegas residents waited in hours-long lines for drive-through coronavirus testing on Sunday, January 9, causing traffic jams, reports said.

New COVID-19 variant found in France, on radar of scientists worldwide

Discovered in southern France around the same time that the Omicron variant was discovered in South Africa, IHU has been mostly out of the news until recently.

Valley’s biggest COVID-19 test site relocating as demand surges

  The biggest COVID-19 testing site in Las Vegas is relocating. The drive-thru site at UNLV’s Paradise Campus at 851 E Tropicana Ave. will move to the parking lot of Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Rd., in the southeast valley.  

Clark County COVID testing site moving to larger location due to demand

Clark County reported on Tuesday that due to a surge in demand the testing site that has been at UNLV for months is moving to Sam Boyd Stadium.

I-Team: Coronavirus levels in Las Vegas valley wastewater surge

Data from wastewater treatment plants across southern Nevada show coronavirus levels at all-time highs, according to researchers at UNLV and the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Omicron has vastly surpassed delta variant in Vegas wastewater, UNLV researchers find

Researchers tracking COVID-19 in Southern Nevada's wastewater reported a stunning finding on Monday.

US Cities Reduce New Years Events, Urge People To End The Holidays

Americans face New Years Eve at home again as U.S. political leaders and health advisers urge people to ditch party plans and avoid larger public events as daily Covid cases beat previous records.

Looking for a Covid test before NYE? Here are a few places you can go

As Las Vegas prepares to debut 2022, the omicron variant is ripping through the country. Already, some cities like New York and LA have significantly scaled back or canceled their celebratory events.

US cities scale back New Year’s Eve events and urge people to scrap parties

Americans face stay-at-home celebration again as some mayors scale back or cancel public events amid Covid surge.

Regents to reassess employee vaccine mandate on eve of firing deadline

The Board of Regents for Nevada’s higher education system could decide Thursday to overturn a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees, one day before nearly 550 workers who didn’t comply with the mandate face possible firing.

Shortened CDC recommendations for COVID-19 isolation times helps UNLV cheerleader

If you test positive for COVID-19, your time to isolate just got shorter.

UNLV COVID test and vaccination site reopens

UNLV's COVID-19 testing and vaccination site is once again open.

Small Business Connector’s pandemic relief funding boosts businesses in valley

Jadee Glover received an email from the city of North Las Vegas touting a new program nurturing small businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID cases, testing surge in Las Vegas Valley

The largest COVID-19 testing site in Las Vegas administered more than 1,300 tests Sunday evening, a number nine times higher than normal and a sign that demand for testing is spiking along with case numbers, a Clark County official said Monday.

UNLV testing site reopens

UNLV testing site reopens.

No planned changes for Las Vegas New Year's Eve celebrations

New Year’s Eve is just four days away and with ongoing COVID-19 concerns around the country, places like New York City are scaling back their celebrations.

UNLV test center attracts “more influx” due to increase in omicron

Las Vegas' only major COVID-19 testing center experienced what officials called record demand Sunday night, as queues caused traffic delays and waits of several hours.

COVID testing and vaccination clinic reopens at UNLV

UNLV's immunization and screening clinic is back online, after a short break for Christmas.