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Source: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-09-30/story/3_days_3_swine_flu_deaths_in_duval_county
3 days, 3 swine flu deaths in Duval County
The newly reported deaths raise to 11 the number of lab-confirmed mortalities associated with swine flu here
* By Jeremy Cox
* Story updated at 2:05 PM on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009
Health officials confirmed the deaths today of three Duval County residents who died of swine flu over the span of three days last week.
The deaths raise the swine flu death toll in Duval to 11, which makes the county second in Florida to Miami-Dade County's 22.
Dead are a 25-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman who each died last Saturday and a 55-year-old woman who died Thursday. Authorities did not say whether the cases involved existing health problems -- one of swine flu's high-risk groups.
Across Northeast Florida, 13 have died. Clay and St. Johns counties have reported one death apiece.
Across Florida, health officials today reported 11 swine flu deaths newly confirmed over the past week and 102 overall since the virus first appeared last April.
To avoid getting or spreading the flu, health officials recommend that you:
* Avoid close contact with people who are coughing or otherwise appear ill.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
* Wash hands frequently to lessen the spread of respiratory illness.
* Contact your physician if you are experiencing cough, fever and fatigue, possibly along with diarrhea and vomiting
3 days, 3 swine flu deaths in Duval County
The newly reported deaths raise to 11 the number of lab-confirmed mortalities associated with swine flu here
* By Jeremy Cox
* Story updated at 2:05 PM on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009
Health officials confirmed the deaths today of three Duval County residents who died of swine flu over the span of three days last week.
The deaths raise the swine flu death toll in Duval to 11, which makes the county second in Florida to Miami-Dade County's 22.
Dead are a 25-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman who each died last Saturday and a 55-year-old woman who died Thursday. Authorities did not say whether the cases involved existing health problems -- one of swine flu's high-risk groups.
Across Northeast Florida, 13 have died. Clay and St. Johns counties have reported one death apiece.
Across Florida, health officials today reported 11 swine flu deaths newly confirmed over the past week and 102 overall since the virus first appeared last April.
To avoid getting or spreading the flu, health officials recommend that you:
* Avoid close contact with people who are coughing or otherwise appear ill.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
* Wash hands frequently to lessen the spread of respiratory illness.
* Contact your physician if you are experiencing cough, fever and fatigue, possibly along with diarrhea and vomiting