2nd Lee County death

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=10854776

Second swine flu death reported in Lee
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 4:56 PM EST Updated: Aug 05, 2009 4:56 PM EST


LEE COUNTY: A second Lee County man has died of swine flu.

Officials with the Florida Department of Health said he was 53-years-old, but no other information was available.

We did learn the man's death is one of nine new swine flu deaths statewide.

Lee County's other death was reported two weeks ago when a 51-year-old man with no pre-existing conditions died from the virus.

 

[GennieF]

Re: 2nd Lee County death

Man, 53, is Lee County's second swine flu death

A 53-year-old Lee County man has died from swine flu, state officials reported today. He is the second fatal case in Lee.

To date, 41 Floridians have died of the virus, which emerged in late March and early April.

In addition to the Lee County man, the latest confirmed deaths are: a 27-year-old female in Osceola County; a 28-year-old female in Hillsborough County; a 25-year-old female in Orange County; a 70-year-old female in Orange County; a 45-year-old female in Dade County; a 53-year-old male in Dade County; a 60-year-old male in Dade County; a 65-year-old male in Dade County, and a 53-year-old male in Lee County.

“Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of these individuals,” said Surgeon General Dr. Ana Viamonte Ros. “H1N1 Swine Flu, like seasonal flu, can in some circumstances be very serious, therefore, all of us should continue to adhere to good health practices including, stay home if sick, cover cough and sneeze and wash hands frequently.”

http://www.news-press.com/article/20090805/HEALTH/90805076/1075

 

[GennieF]

Re: 2nd Lee County death

Second Lee County death attributed to swine flu

* By LIZ FREEMAN
* Posted August 5, 2009 at 5:19 p.m.

LEE COUNTY — A second Lee County man died of swine flu among a wave of nine new deaths in Florida connected to the H1N1 virus, state health officials reported Wednesday.

Officials with the Lee County Health Department had no detailed information about the man and had not received confirmation yet that the death was from swine flu, said Jennifer James-Mesloh, spokeswoman for the Lee department. The report came from the state.

"We knew we had a 53-year-old man who died and we had sent a sample off (to the lab),” she said. "We haven’t gotten confirmation back from the state lab."

The other eight swine-flu related deaths occurred among a 27-year-old woman in Osceola County, a 28-year-old woman in Hillsborough County, and a 25-year-old woman and a 70-year-old woman in Orange County. There were also four deaths in Dade County involving a 53-year-old man, a 60-year-old man, a 45-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man.

The nine new deaths bring the total swine flu deaths to 41 in the state.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/aug/05/second-lee-county-death-attributed-swine-flu/