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It was all smiles in North Las Vegas on Thursday as Gov. Steve Sisolak and other community leaders gathered to hand out the first of $5 million in prizes to vaccinated Nevadans.

The highly contagious delta variant is fueling a resurgence of the pandemic in Nevada, where cases and infection rates are up and vaccinations lag.

It’s been a hectic morning for Guadalupe Serna. She drives for Lyft in Las Vegas, Nevada and the city is almost fully reopened for tourism.

Last week, the Biden administration offered to send surge response teams to help stamp out COVID-19 hot spots across the country. Nevada's governor requested one for the Las Vegas area.

It’s been a hectic morning for Guadalupe Serna. She drives for Lyft in Las Vegas, Nevada and the city is almost fully reopened for tourism.

There’s a volleyball tournament in town, concerts, and thousands of visitors flying here every day to gamble. But all those tourists are bringing more than just their money with them.

Cases are rising in several states, like Nevada, where vaccinations lag and the Delta variant is spreading. It now accounts for half of U.S. cases.

Nevada is among the first states to request one of the CDC's new COVID-19 "strike teams" to help reduce infections and increase vaccinations, specifically in Las Vegas.