Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 | 2:17 p.m.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported today that a woman died within the past week from the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths in the Las Vegas area to 38.
The woman was 58 years old with underlying health conditions, the health district said.
There have been 3,474 reported cases of H1N1 in Southern Nevada since Aug. 31, 2009.
The health district has received 167,100 doses of the H1N1 influenza vaccine and has administered 117,000 doses since October. The vaccines are now offered to the general public.
The initial target groups for injections included pregnant women, those who have contact with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency medical services staff, all people from 6 months to 24 years, and people ages 25 through 64 years who have health conditions putting them at higher risk of medical complications from influenza.
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