COVID task force leader Murren optimistic about Las Vegas recovery
Thursday 11 de February 2021 / 20:32
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(Las Vegas).- Jim Murren believes Nevada has a lot to look forward to. It’s been a rough year for the state, with the pandemic impacting both fiscal and physical health. But Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force, sees a light at the end of the tunnel as health and safety standards improve and vaccination deployments accelerate.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” he said. “That, I think, is going to help consumer confidence, which will bring people back” to Las Vegas.
Nevada has struggled under the COVID-19 pandemic. The state has a 15.5 percent positivity rate as of Monday, according to state data. It ranks second among states for vaccinations per 100,000 residents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Johns Hopkins University data shows Clark County ranks 11th for COVID-19 deaths among all U.S. counties.
Looking forward
But Murren remains optimistic, especially now that the country’s inoculation strategy has shifted under President Joe Biden’s administration.
"I'm a huge fan of the current president," Murren, former CEO of MGM Resorts International, told the Review-Journal. “I have great confidence and comfort in the national response to this pandemic, finally, after a series of inexcusable mistakes in the last year. So I feel like we are going to get a lot more shots in the state. … The quantity of supply throughout the country is increasing ”.
More than 59.3 million doses have been delivered, of which 42.4 million have been administered as of Monday, according to the CDC. The data shows that the rate of inoculations has increased steadily, from 8,285 doses administered on December 14 to more than 38 million on February 3.
Murren expects vaccination to increase even further next month. By the time fall rolls around, he believes there will be enough shots to allow fans to be in the seats at a variety of venues, including sporting events and concerts.
From there, things should continue to improve, he says.
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