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Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM

COVID Update – Four New COVID Deaths 

COVID Update – Four New COVID Deaths 

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Active COVID-19 cases in Churchill County sit at 159 this week, with 11 hospitalizations. Three of those are in the Intensive Care Unit with two on ventilators.  

Total deaths in the community since the beginning of COVID have risen from 49 at the end of August to 53 this week.  

With a 15.56-percent test positivity rate, Churchill County joins the rest of the counties in Nevada that are experiencing substantial or high transmission levels. The overall state positivity rate is 12.3 percent. According to the State of Nevada County Masking Mandate Guide, all Nevada counties have hit the “high” CDC risk level which triggers the mask requirement for everyone, including fully vaccinated individuals in public indoor settings.  

For a county to change masking requirement status, it must remain in a transmission classification for two consecutive weeks. If a county’s status changes, it will have until Friday of the same week to implement that change.  

The Churchill County School District implemented mandated face coverings for all students and adults on Wednesday after the State of Nevada Department of Education declared an official outbreak at the high school and middle school. 

There has been a total of 2,678 positive cases in Churchill County since last March. Residents completing vaccination are at 9,355, providing for a 42.75% vaccination rate of residents 12 years old. According to a report given at the school board meeting Wednesday, 54 percent of the school district staff is vaccinated.  

County data can be found on the State of Nevada COVID response website at nvhealthresponse.nv.gov. 

 


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Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I knew Sam as a member of our church growing up. He always had a warm smile, a kind word, and a great sense of humor! He will be great missed!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:57 AMComment source: Obituary -- Samuel Bruce WickizerComment author: Mike HinzComment text: Great teacher, great coach, but even a better person!!! Rest in peace Mr. BeachComment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:53 AMComment source: Obituary -- Jack Victor Beach, Jr.Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I had Mrs Hedges for First Grade at Northside Elementary in 1969. I still, to this day, remember her as a wonderful teacher…one of my favorites!!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:29 AMComment source: Obituary - Nancy Marie Hedges C Comment author: Carl C. HagenComment text: What are MFNs and PBMs ?? ............................ From the editor: This is a very good question and we apologize for not catching that wasn't in there. We reached out to the writer/submitter and got this info back...hope it's helpful. PBM: Pharmacy Benefit Managers are pharmacies that are owned by insurance companies. (CVS is one.) They negotiate with drug makers to get reduced pricing for medications, but they historically have not passed along those savings to patients. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/pharmacy-benefit-managers-staff-report.pdf MFN: Most Favored Nation pricing is a policy that means a country agrees to offer the same trade concessions (like tariffs or price reductions) to all member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). When applied to pharmaceuticals, it could disrupt global access, deter innovation, and obscure the deeper systemic issues in American health care. https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/05/22/the-global-risks-of-americas-most-favored-nation-drug-pricing-policy/Comment publication date: 6/23/25, 7:47 AMComment source: L E T T E R TO THE EDITOR
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