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Kane has first death from swine flu
May 28, 2009
Sun-Times News Group
A Kane County resident died Thursday from complications due to the H1N1 swine flu virus, the Kane County Health Department reported.
The death is the third linked to the virus in Illinois. The other two victims were residents of Cook County.
In addition to having the H1N1 virus, the 42-year-old man had underlying medical conditions.
Due to privacy concerns, the Health Department said it will not release any further information about the case.
"Our heartfelt sympathies go out to this family," said Health Department Executive Director Paul Kuehnert.
"With the case numbers rising across the state and the country, it's tragic but not unexpected that we would see this happening in our county. We know the virus is in our community and we all need to take steps to protect ourselves and our families. People with chronic medical conditions need to take special care to protect themselves from influenza."
There have been 35 confirmed cases of swine flu in Kane County, as of Thursday morning, the Health Deparment said.
Kane has first death from swine flu
May 28, 2009
Sun-Times News Group
A Kane County resident died Thursday from complications due to the H1N1 swine flu virus, the Kane County Health Department reported.
The death is the third linked to the virus in Illinois. The other two victims were residents of Cook County.
In addition to having the H1N1 virus, the 42-year-old man had underlying medical conditions.
Due to privacy concerns, the Health Department said it will not release any further information about the case.
"Our heartfelt sympathies go out to this family," said Health Department Executive Director Paul Kuehnert.
"With the case numbers rising across the state and the country, it's tragic but not unexpected that we would see this happening in our county. We know the virus is in our community and we all need to take steps to protect ourselves and our families. People with chronic medical conditions need to take special care to protect themselves from influenza."
There have been 35 confirmed cases of swine flu in Kane County, as of Thursday morning, the Health Deparment said.