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Nevada has the highest transmission rate in the US

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Nevada has the highest transmission rate in the US
Nevada has the highest transmission rate in the US

Nevada has the highest COVID-19 transmission rate in the country.

Due to the resurgence of cases in Nevada, some major businesses had to close their doors.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO R-T, AWEBSITE BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERSOF INSTAGRAM.AND DUE TO THE RESURGENCE OFCASES IN NEVADA SOME MAJORBUSINESSES HAD TO CLOSE ITSDOORS.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE WITHHOW THIS WILL AFFECT YOU.MOST OF BANK OF AMERICALOCATIONS IN THE VALLEY AREOPEN BUT THERE ARE SOME THATARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TOSTAFFING SHORTAGES AMID THEPANDEMIC.A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THECOMPANY SAYS THEY PLAN TOREOPEN THESE LOCATIONS AS SOONAS POSSIBLE.AND IT WILL HAVE ATMS AVAILABLEAT THESE ON-SITE LOCATIONS FORCUSTOMERS TO PERFORM THE MOSTCOMMON NEEDED TRANSACTIONS.IN THE MEAN TIME, FOURAPPLE STORES HERE IN LASVEGAS ARE CLOSING..STARTING ON TODAY.THAT'S ACCORDING TO APPLE'SWEBSITE.THERE IS ALSO A NOTE THERESAYING "WE LOOK FORWARD TORESUMING FULL OPERATIONS ASSOON AS IT'S SAFE TO DO SO."AND IT SAYS STORES ARE OPEN FORPICKUP FOR EXISTING ONLINEORDERS..AND PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED'GENIUS SUPPORT APPOINTMENTS'MADE THROUGH FRIDAY.THESE CLOSURES COME ON THEHEELS OF THE U-S BREAKINGANOTHER RECORD WHEN IT COMES TONEW CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS.FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEPANDEMIC BEGAN, WEDNESDAY WE'VESEEN MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND NEWCASES IN A SINGLE DAY.IT ALSO FOLLOWS A REPORTSHOWING...NEVADA HAS THE HIGHEST COVID 19TRANSMISSION RATE IN THECOUNTRY.A NEW WEBSITE FROM THE CREATORSOF INSTAGRAM SHOWS NEVADA HASHAS A 1.56 AVERAGE TRANSMISSIONRATE, MEANING THAT ONE INFECTEDPERSON ON AVERAGE WILL INFECTBETWEEN ONE AND TWO PEOPLE.MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY- MUCH OFTHE PROTECTION AGAINST THEVIRUS- MAY BE LEFT IN THE HANDSOF EACH INDIVIDUAL.ALL OF US, INCLUDING THOSE OFUS WHO LIVE IN STATES THAT ARENOT EXPERIENCING A LOT OFTRANSMISSION, SHOULD BESPENDING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMEAT HOME SKIPPING MASSGATHERINGS FOR EXAMPLE, WEARINGFABRIC FACEMASKS GOING OUT INTOTHE COMMUNITY AND DOING AREALLY GREAT JOB AT HANDHYGIENE.AND AS WE HEAD INTO THEJULY-4TH WEEKEND, 22 STATES ARENOW PAUSING OR ROLLING BACKTHEIR RE-OPENING PLANS.THAT MEANS MORE BUSINESSES ANDMORE BEACHES ACROSS THE COUNTRYWILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR THEHOLIDAY.RIGHT NOW-- INVESTIGATORS

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