Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m. | February 16, 2021
New Daily Case Average In Nevada Now Below 500
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada since the start of the pandemic has surpassed 289,000, but the average of new daily cases over the past two weeks has now dipped just below 500. The state also reported 13 new deaths related to the virus Tuesday, and the death toll across Nevada is now 4,733.
In Washoe County, health officials are reporting three new deaths related to the virus Tuesday bringing the death toll there to 633. The deceased were women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and all had an underlying health condition. The county is also reporting 25 new cases and nearly 250 recoveries.
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But the board’s plan
does not require schools to absolutely follow the CDC’s or the state’s Smart Start guidelines for masking, social distancing and hygiene. It asks schools to meet those guidelines only “to the best of their abilities.”
That has the Fairbanks Education Association president, Sandra Ryan, concerned about the safety of teachers who could be exposed to the disease.
“There is just language that needs to be put into place and remind us of some of the great work we’ve already done with the district on protocols in place, that, unfortunately with the current directive from the school board, we’ll be hard-pressed to maintain them.”
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