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Nevada Requests CDC 'Strike Team' To Help With COVID-19 Surge

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Published July 12, 2021 at 11:46 AM CDT

Last week, the Biden administration offered to send “strike teams” to help stamp out COVID-19 hot spots across the country.

Nevada’s Governor requested one for the Las Vegas area. Infections and hospitalizations there are on the rise, as the number of people getting vaccinated has dropped sharply.

Nevada Public Radio’s Nate Hegyi reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.