Dr. Fermin Leguen, acting chief health officer of the Southern Nevada Health District, discusses three new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) during a news conference at the Southern Nevada Health District offices Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Dr. Vit Kraushaar, district medical investigator, listens in the background.
Published Friday, March 20, 2020 | 2:24 p.m.
Updated Friday, March 20, 2020 | 4:54 p.m.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting a second coronavirus-related death of a Clark County resident. The individual was a woman in her 60s with underlying medical conditions, officials said.
Clark County has 126 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, the Health District reports. That's a 52-case increase from Thursday's total of 74. The number of positive tests will continue to increase as testing becomes available.
No additional details were released about the woman.
The first death of a Clark County resident was reported Monday, a male in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying medical conditions.
