By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six weeks ago, thousands of New Year's revelers gathered beneath the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip — even though the big annual fireworks show was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sight of the big crowd, including many people without masks, spurred fears that COVID-19 infections would skyrocket, followed by hospitalizations and then deaths. That's exactly what happened. January was Nevada's deadliest month since the pandemic began, with 1,132 deaths. December was second. Now the virus is reshaping a tourist destination built for excess and known for […]
The post Viral Vegas: Deaths jump, tourism slumps amid long pandemic appeared first on Black News Channel.
