CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – Nevada reports over 5,490 positive COVID-19 cases and at least 266 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak.
Meanwhile, health officials are urging the state’s residents to avoid celebrating Cinco de Mayo with people outside their own household on Tuesday.
Officials fear gatherings will cause another spike in COVID-19 cases like they believe resulted from gatherings to celebrate Easter last month.
Washoe County Health District Officer Kevin Dick on Monday urged residents to be especially vigilant in practicing social distancing and forgo family gatherings or traditional celebrations of the Mexican holiday.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
