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Nevada reports 1st death from new coronavirus in Vegas area

by Associated Press
| March 16, 2020 4:05 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada reported its first death from the new coronavirus Monday as businesses and schools shut down around the state, including many of the Las Vegas Strip casinos that power the local economy, and the NFL canceled public events that had been scheduled with its player draft next month in Las Vegas.

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