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Another Swine Flu Death In Maryland
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Scott Wykoff
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reported Maryland's sixth death associated with the swine flu to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest report involves an adult from the DC suburbs who had underlying medical conditions. As before, personal details about the case, including age, gender and specific jurisdiction of residence, will not be released to protect the privacy of the resident and the resident's family.
The CDC reports as of August 6, 2009 that 436 people nationwide have died after contracting novel H1N1 influenza and 6,506 people have been hospitalized. CDC and state health departments have discontinued reporting of ill individuals as of July 24th.*
"Yet again, we regret to report another death associated with the novel H1N1 influenza," said Frances Phillips, DHMH Deputy Secretary for Public Health."We know how serious influenza can be and, unfortunately, expect more flu-related deaths as we head into the fall. We continue to urge all Maryland families to adopt preventive practices such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes and to take advantage of seasonal and H1N1 vaccines when immunizations are available."
Based on CDC figures, it is estimated that 1,000 Marylanders die every year from seasonal flu or its complications. Complications and death are more common among those with serious underlying health conditions.
Another Swine Flu Death In Maryland
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Scott Wykoff
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reported Maryland's sixth death associated with the swine flu to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest report involves an adult from the DC suburbs who had underlying medical conditions. As before, personal details about the case, including age, gender and specific jurisdiction of residence, will not be released to protect the privacy of the resident and the resident's family.
The CDC reports as of August 6, 2009 that 436 people nationwide have died after contracting novel H1N1 influenza and 6,506 people have been hospitalized. CDC and state health departments have discontinued reporting of ill individuals as of July 24th.*
"Yet again, we regret to report another death associated with the novel H1N1 influenza," said Frances Phillips, DHMH Deputy Secretary for Public Health."We know how serious influenza can be and, unfortunately, expect more flu-related deaths as we head into the fall. We continue to urge all Maryland families to adopt preventive practices such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes and to take advantage of seasonal and H1N1 vaccines when immunizations are available."
Based on CDC figures, it is estimated that 1,000 Marylanders die every year from seasonal flu or its complications. Complications and death are more common among those with serious underlying health conditions.