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Experts: Worst of virus surge over in Vegas, soon in Reno

Published January 27, 2022 3:21 PM

By SCOTT SONNER
Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hospital staffs remain stretched thin statewide in Nevada. But health officials say they believe a monthlong surge in COVID-19 cases has crested in the Las Vegas area and should peak soon in Reno and the rest of the state. Average case numbers have steadily declined since a record high on Jan. 15. State biostatistician Kyra Morgan said Thursday she thinks the “worst of the omicron wave is over” in Clark County. She says Washoe County “is not quit there” but should follow closely behind. COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise, and the Nevada Hospital Association says staffing remains an issue statewide.

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