FILE - The winners circle at Churchill Downs sits empty, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
FILE - - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a statue of Barbaro is silhouetted at the entrance of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
FILE - A view of the Trump International Hotel is seen on March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
FILE - Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Commander U.S. Space Command, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, center, hold the Space Force Flag as President Donald Trump gestures to it during the presentation of the in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Nevada researchers say the Cicada Variant of COVID-19 is not present in Nevada. Their research is conducted by gathering samples of wastewater at water treatment facilities, then passed on to the Southern Nevada Health District and the CDC.
The county adds that no public exposures were reported for these cases, who had been asked to quarantine.
Northern Nevada Public Health has provided an update to respiratory illness numbers in the region.
Snow and icy roads force closures at Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, with limited pharmacy hours.
Spanish Springs High School has resumed normal operations after a lockdown alarm was mistakenly triggered.
Local health officials say they are concerned after the United States withdrew its membership from the World Health Organization.