Viral Vegas: Deaths jump, tourism slumps amid long pandemic
A man walks in front of the Circus Circus hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 4, 2021. The toll of the coronavirus is reshaping Las Vegas almost a year after the pandemic took hold. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS โ Six weeks ago, thousands of New Yearโs revelers gathered beneath the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip โ even though the big annual fireworks show was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. โThe concern is that it spreads within our local population.โAdIn mid-January, more than half of the hospitals in and around Las Vegas reported being at least 90% full. โItโs nothing like I ever experienced in my nursing career,โ said Dina Armstrong, a nurse at MountainView Hospital in northwest Las Vegas.