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Health District Reports First Clark County Death Connected To West Nile Virus

The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting the first death connected to West Nile virus.

The Clark County resident was a woman over the age of 50. 

In August, the Health District declared an outbreak of the West Nile virus in humans after the number of cases reached the highest count in a season since 2004, which is the year the virus was first detected in the state.