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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTime for Las Vegas to have a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The casinos opened about two weeks ago*, with videos of many guests not wearing masks.
Any updates?
* Some of them over three weeks ago. (edit)
leftieNanner
(15,127 posts)and nearly 800 new cases today.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)Lots of guests probably took it with them who-knows-where, but obviously most of the employees will be local.
cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)Caesars Entertainment casino employee dies after testing positive for COVID-19
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/caesars-entertainment-casino-employee-dies-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/
Im not sure if the casino forced the worker to waive his right to sue if he caught Covid or not, but it wouldnt shock me if thats the case.
And this is dated today: Culinary Union files lawsuit against major Las Vegas Strip casino companies in order to protect workers from the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace
https://m.culinaryunion226.org/news/press/culinary-union-files-lawsuit-against-major-las-vegas-strip-casino-companies-in-order-to-protect-workers-from-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-the-workplace
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)marble falls
(57,114 posts)DrToast
(6,414 posts)Its around 700-800 new cases the last few days.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)by this time next week. That will be the standard Incubation time since we opened out the Casino's.
And you wonder why Phoenix and L A are having massive outbreaks. Two weeks ago Vegas was jammed with folks from Cali and Arizona. Laughlin and Lake Havasu were just packed with people.
shanti
(21,675 posts)Huge virus vectors.
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)had 8,735 confirmed cases on 6/14.
There were 9,852 confirmed cases on 6/21.
As of yesterday 6/28, the case total was 13,910. A 32.6% increase in the last week, and a 59% increase in the last 2 weeks.
Statewide, they went from 11,201 to 17,160 cases in the same 2 weeks. Lives lost went from 465 to 500.
(Numbers per JHU data on github)
former9thward
(32,028 posts)Under total lock down are the highest death rates in the U.S. And CA under lock down and surging Covid cases?
mahina
(17,669 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)Last data point on 6/28 shows +970 cases
Source: https://infection2020.com/
KY
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)105 cases and fortunately only one reported death to date.
Source: https://infection2020.com/
KY
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)I wonder if they had some casinos open on the 4th too?
I didn't know until tonight that some casinos opened that early!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)Some operations in different facilities took a little more time as management worked out the safest way to deliver service. As of June 19, the very filling and locally famous Friday seafood buffet at the Red Lion Inn and Casino emerged from closure.
We did a soft opening to make sure we were compliant with all the regulations, said Trevor Lynch, director of marketing.
During a normal Friday evening the buffet can serve as many as 300 patrons, according to Jason Yount, director of food and beverage. Last Friday the buffet served about 60 diners.
I did not see anything in that newspaper about this surge of virus cases.
I stayed there once years ago on a service job in a mine and recall there was a reservation on the edge of town. I wonder how our Native Americans on reservations are reporting their cases and deaths.
KY
lame54
(35,295 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)LV is visited by people from all over. They probably got it, and took it back to their communities.
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)Thousands of workers are still at home with little or no income. The hospitality industry probably employs half of the workers in a city of over a million...not a popcorn story. My roommate, a chef, has been off work since the buffet at Mirage first closed in March. I on the other hand, high risk factors and all, have worked retail every day of the pandemic, seeing probably a thousand cutomers a day. Before the current re-opening here in town I saw perhaps a twenty percent mask use rate. At least the new state-wide mask order convinced a large percentage of people to begin using masks.