New swine flu deaths reported in 5 U.S. states
Pastor Dale Morgan
New swine flu deaths reported in 5 U.S. states*
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Health officials in Wisconsin, California, Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Utah reported deaths from swine flu on Thursday, and
said all five patients had been diagnosed with other health problems.
The Wisconsin death, of a Milwaukee adult, was the state's first from
the H1N1 virus. City Health Commissioner Bevan Baker would not release
any details except to say that the person had a common underlying health
condition that he would not specify.
Pennsylvania also reported its first death from the illness. The
55-year-old Berks County woman who died with the flu had significant
underlying health issues, a health department spokeswoman said.
A 74-year-old man from Gurnee, Ill., died Tuesday, according to the Lake
County Health Department. Officials said he had significant medical
conditions that increased his vulnerability.
Officials in California said a 9-year-old Concord girl had been
diagnosed with swine flu and had a bacterial infection before she died
May 29. The patient who died in Utah also was under 18, according to
Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake Valley Health Department.