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Child who Died from H1N1 Identified

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The first child to die in Southern Nevada from H1N1 has been identified as 6-year-old Daejon Meadows.

The boy did have the underlying medical condition of sickle cell anemia and died last week. He was a student at Quannah McCall Elementary School. The Clark County Coroner's office said the cause of death was respiratory failure.

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