Pierce County's 12th swine flu death reported

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Re: Pierce County's 12th swine flu death reported

Washington total 1 death per 76600 approx. This seems very high! Is it correct?

The United States Census Bureau estimated the state's population was 6,664,195 as of 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_state

[Ronan Kelly]

Pierce County's 12th swine flu death reported

Rob Carson; The News Tribune
Published: 01/05/10 5:50 pm | Updated: 01/05/10 5:53 pm
The number of flu deaths in Pierce County suspected of being caused by the swine flu virus increased to 12 Tuesday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

Lab tests received by the county indicate a Pierce County man in his 20s who died Dec. 31 had H1N1, health department spokesman Dick Ferguson said.

The man had been hospitalized for six weeks before he died, Ferguson said, and he had underlying health conditions that contributed to his death.

The death raises the total flu deaths in Washington to 87 since the pandemic hit in April, said Donn Moyer, media relations manager at the state Department of Health.
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http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/1017314.html