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Girl who made masks to fight COVID-19 gets state honor

Alexis Scott (Nevada Department of Public Safety)
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April 15, 2020 - 9:03 pm
 
Updated April 16, 2020 - 8:00 am

A 14-year-old girl who made masks for those fighting COVID-19 in Southern Nevada has been named the state’s hero of the day by the Nevada Department of Public Safety.

Alexis Scott, the daughter of a Nevada Air National Guardsman stationed in Southern Nevada, spent 40 hours making masks for those responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

“Alexis made 50 masks for discharged patients at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; 60 masks for Sunrise Medical Center; 50 masks for Centennial Hospital; 50 masks for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and 10 masks for members of the 232nd Operations Squadron of the Nevada Air National Guard,” the department said.

To nominate a hero of the day, email NevadaHero@gmail.com.

Contact Alexis Egeland at aegeland@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexis_egeland on Twitter.

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