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Amarillo Reports First COVID-19 Death

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UPDATED March 24, 2020 at 12:48 p.m. CT

Amarillo has reported its first coronavirus death.

The individual was a woman in her 30s, with underlying health conditions, who lived in Oldham County, Texas, according to an email to HPPR from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The City of Amarillo announced the death this morning and stated that because the case was outside of the jurisdiction of the Amarillo Public Health Department, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) would handle all requests for information.

High Plains Public Radio will provide additional information as it becomes available.