Valley’s biggest COVID-19 test site relocating as demand surges

The biggest COVID-19 investigating tract successful Las Vegas is relocating.

The tract astatine UNLV’s Paradise field astatine 851 E Tropicana Ave. volition determination to the parking batch of Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E Russell Rd., due to the fact that of “a surge successful investigating demand,” according to a Tuesday quality release.

The caller tract volition unfastened connected Sunday, portion Wednesday volition beryllium the past time of cognition for the existent site, according to the release.

The caller determination volition person the aforesaid hours of operation: Sunday done Thursday from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. The power comes aft radical astatine the existent tract person faced hourslong waits, particularly connected Sundays, to get a trial oregon a vaccination.

The tract volition person 300 doses of vaccine and 1,200 tests disposable each night, according to the quality release.

Demand for investigating has soared passim the vale arsenic COVID-19 metrics for Clark County person skyrocketed, propelled by the spread of the highly-contagious omicron variant. The UNLV tract was overwhelmed connected Sunday and had to adjacent early. Demand for investigating has also started to cause backups and crowding astatine hospitals and urgent attraction facilities.

The tract is tally by the National Guard, Clark County, Southern Nevada Health District and different partners.

This is simply a processing story. Check backmost for updates.

Contact Jonah Dylan astatine jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan connected Twitter.