The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the first case of Enterovirus D68 in Nevada, in Washoe County. The CDC says a total of 1,121 people in 47 states and District of Columbia have contracted the severe respiratory illness.
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Health officials are waiting for test results on blood samples from a patient that tested positive for enterovirus at Renown Regional Medical Center last week. It has not been confirmed to be the Enterovirus D68 strain which has sickened hundreds of Americans.
There's a confirmed case of enterovirus in Northern Nevada, but more tests are being done to find out if it's the more serious "D68" strain.
Renown Health says it is treating a patient with a form of enterovirus. Representatives say it's not confirmed to be the D68 strain.
A virus is sending hundreds of children to hospitals around the country.