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Nevada may be on track to achieve "herd immunity" to COVID-19 despite the growing presence of more infectious variants in the state, a senior public health official said Monday.

Nevada may be on track to achieve “herd immunity” to COVID-19 despite the growing presence of more infectious variants in the state, a top public health official said Monday.

The spread of the new coronavirus has affected people all over the world, and state and local governments are taking sweeping actions to halt the spread of the disease.

For the first time since June 19, Nevada on Saturday reported dropping below the 5 percent positivity rate the World Health Organization says governments should hit for 14 straight days before beginning to reopen.

Fewer people are being tested for coronavirus now that the winter wave of infections is behind us, but authorities still want Nevadans to get tested to help identify and stop more transmissions.

Fewer people are getting coronavirus tests now that a winter wave of infections is in the rearview, but officials still want Nevadans to get tested to help identify and stop further transmission.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the focus of the Southern Nevada health district for the past year, working with local and state officials on guidelines and curbing the spread of the virus.

Long lines snaked around Cashman Center on Saturday, as Nevada continues to crank out vaccinations by the thousands.