A child whose case was included in an initial round of state research of pediatric cancer case in Scott County, Virginia has died. Smith said the toddler’s death was unexpected and their cancer condition had just been diagnosed. Smith has reviewed and reported 15 cases of kids with cancer in Scott County with her research and shared that data with the county Board of Supervisors and the Virginia Department of Health’s Cancer Registry. Smith told local lawmakers that the 15 cases, including 12 reported within the last three years, have been reported. “That is an astronomical number considering there’s only 3,900 children in the entire county,” Smith said in her social media post.