The Thanksgiving holiday is likely partially to blame for a steep increase in cases.
coronavirus
By Blake Apgar Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Public health officials in Nevada reported 26 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday, pushing the state’s pandemic death toll past 6,000.
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