Crowds watched strolling the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder to shoulder at Sin City casinos as capacity constraints are expected to slacken to 50 percent on Monday.
Nevada’s “ Roadmap to Recovery ” plan remains on track, and Governor Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Friday easing the state’s coronavirus restrictions, a press release said.
Capacity for gambling floors and other establishments will increase from 35 to 50 percent Monday as the state saw just 222 new cases with just one new death on Sunday, according to the state health department. data
The governor’s announcement on Friday appeared to open the pent-up locks and encourage people to hit the slots and tables after more than a year of restrictions, even though the official capacity rules don’t take effect until Monday.
In total, the state counted 299,287 cases with 5,118 deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 989,342 doses of the vaccine have been given.
A photo posted to Twitter shows a view of the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday as people were seen walking to visit casinos
People can be seen walking in front of the Fremont Casino, left, and past the Fremont Street Experience LED display on Thursday night in downtown Las Vegas, just before the Governor’s announcement; after that, even more people were seen jamming through the streets, local media and social media reported
A TikToker posted a video this weekend of herself dancing without a mask in front of a Las Vegas casino, while others pass by
Another TikToker shows a look inside a Las Vegas casino as customers wear masks to comply with coronavirus restrictions
Another TikToker posted a display of shoulder to shoulder hustle and bustle on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas this weekend. People were in the picture in front of the Golden Nugget
Casinos had operated at a limited capacity of 25% from November to February 15, when they were allowed to open at 35% capacity, Travel + Leisure reported.
The capacity expansion planned for Monday will include gyms and other fitness centers, arcades, running tracks, bowling alleys, mini golf, pool halls, and amusement and theme parks.
“The 14-day moving average test positivity rate has steadily declined, but is still above the 5% threshold recommended by WHO for reopening,” Sisolak noted in the executive order.
Thousands of guests were seen shoulder to shoulder in casinos and stores, largely obeying the signs “ please wear a mask, ” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
A woman with a mask around her neck was told by two eligible employees at The Cosmopolitan who put her mask on her face and she obeyed, the outlet reported.
Lines formed outside several bars as the air smelled of cigarettes and weed permeated the air.
Some people were depicted in Las Vegas casinos not wearing masks while casinos worked to enforce mask mandates
Crowds were seen with masks walking the busy Las Vegas streets on the strip in videos posted on TikTok on Sunday
People were seen packing sidewalks on the Las Vegas Strip in videos posted on TikTok this weekend, before Nevada relaxed capacity restrictions on Monday
People were seen walking near the Flamingo casino on the Las Vegas Strip in a video posted to TikTok on Sunday
A small crowd gathers outside watching the Bellagio fountains in videos posted to Instagram on Sunday
Videos posted to Instagram show crowds gathered to watch the Bellagio fountains as cars drove Las Vegas Boulevard this weekend
Yolando Hagwood, 54, told the outlet that he visited Las Vegas for the first time since August 2019 wearing two masks.
“I think most companies try to join and still give people a good time,” Hagwood said.
‘You can’t deal with people. You are going to see people without masks. You will see people who do not take social distance. But you’re just trying to do your part. ‘
MGM Resorts casinos resumed around the clock early March 3, Travel + Leisure reported.
Those casinos include Mandalay Bay, Park MGM and The Mirage resorts – which were closed for a few days mid-week during the pandemic due to reduced sales, the magazine reported.
There are a total of 29,438,007 coronavirus cases in the United States with 534,880 deaths.
A map shows the total number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the United States on Sunday night with states increasing
A chart shows a recent decline in the number of coronavirus cases since January as the country registered a total of 29,438,007 infections
The total number of coronavirus infections has decreased steadily since the peak in early February, a graph shows
A chart shows the total number of deaths from the coronavirus in the United States per day in February and March
A chart shows the total number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the United States since the start of the pandemic