BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Benton County coroner Daniel Oxford says the county is now reporting seven deaths from COVID-19 in the county since May 22.
Oxford said the most recent death is a 39-year-old Marshallese woman from Bethel Heights. The woman died on June 3 from COVID-19.
A 59-year-old Marshallese man from Rogers died June 2.
A 62-year-old Hispanic man from Rogers died May 29 and a 92-year-old white woman from Springdale died the same day.
On May 28, a 71-year-old white man from Bentonville succumb to the virus on the same day a 44-year-old Marshallese man from Springdale died.
The first COVID-19 death in Benton County was a 98-year-old white woman from Bentonville on May 22.
Oxford said five people had underlying health conditions, he is waiting on medical records for the most recent death.
