SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) - A 32-year-old from Hesperia has become the second pregnant woman in the state to die from COVID-19.

The woman’s child survived, has tested negative for COVID-19, and is doing well in the neonatal intensive care unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

So far, 72 pregnant women in San Bernardino County have contracted COVID-19. The woman who died had underlying health conditions.

Eight more San Bernardino County jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total to 169. Many of the inmates are only experiencing minor symptoms of the virus.

Overall, San Bernardino County added 637 new infections Saturday, but there have been no additional deaths since Thursday.

Riverside County’s infection total is nearing 25,000.

Story Date: July 13, 2020