Health district reports another H1N1 flu death

The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting an additional H1N1 death for the week ending Nov. 28. The patient was a 55-year-old woman who had underlying medical conditions.

Her death brings to 30 the total number of Clark County residents who have died with swine flu complications since spring of this year.

To date, the health district has received 147,000 doses of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, some of which has been distributed to private providers. The district has administered more than 71,000 doses since Oct. 10.

Health officials are deciding whether to make the vaccine available to people outside the five priority groups.