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Bryan County child dies of 'influenza related illness'
Staff Report
Bryan County News
Posted: Oct. 19, 2009 3:12 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2009 3:12 p.m.
A Coastal Health District spokeperson confirmed Monday that a 4-year-old girl from Bryan County died of an "influenza-related" illness Sunday in a Savannah Hospital.
No other information was released, but various media reports say the girl is preschool student at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, and according to the SCPS website at www.savcps.com the school's daycare has closed for two days after a 4-year-old girl in the school's "daycare/preschool" got sick early Saturday morning and died Sunday afternoon at Memorial Health Medical Center.
MMHC confirmed a child died there Sunday from flu like symptoms.
Here's what the rest of release said:
"Doctors have not, as yet, firmly determined the cause. Parents acknowledged that the nausea was not accompanied by fever (seeming to rule out the primary characteristic of the H1N1 virus). Her sister, a student in the SCPS Lower School, had a fever, tested positive for the flu, and is being treated. Test results will not be back for two days, so it is not known at this time if she has Influenza A or the H1N1 virus. She will be out of school until it is safe for her to return."
"As a precaution for all children, the Daycare will be closed Monday and Tuesday while a deep cleaning is being done," the website said. "Although not required to close by the state licensing board, the school made the decision to to clean and disinfect every nook and cranny, including washing the walls, in order to take extraordinary precautionary steps. If you have a child in the Daycare, we appreciate your making alternate plans for child care during these two days while our Faculty and Staff also cope with this loss."
"We encourage your prayers for this family while they cope with this unthinkable tragedy, and they appreciate your respect for their privacy during this time. Our hearts go out to them. We will let you know when funeral arrangements are made.
"With a deep sense of loss,
Roger Yancey, Headmaster
Ruth Ann Palmer, Lower School Principal
Ruth Rushing, Daycare/Preschool Director"
Bryan County child dies of 'influenza related illness'
Staff Report
Bryan County News
Posted: Oct. 19, 2009 3:12 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2009 3:12 p.m.
A Coastal Health District spokeperson confirmed Monday that a 4-year-old girl from Bryan County died of an "influenza-related" illness Sunday in a Savannah Hospital.
No other information was released, but various media reports say the girl is preschool student at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, and according to the SCPS website at www.savcps.com the school's daycare has closed for two days after a 4-year-old girl in the school's "daycare/preschool" got sick early Saturday morning and died Sunday afternoon at Memorial Health Medical Center.
MMHC confirmed a child died there Sunday from flu like symptoms.
Here's what the rest of release said:
"Doctors have not, as yet, firmly determined the cause. Parents acknowledged that the nausea was not accompanied by fever (seeming to rule out the primary characteristic of the H1N1 virus). Her sister, a student in the SCPS Lower School, had a fever, tested positive for the flu, and is being treated. Test results will not be back for two days, so it is not known at this time if she has Influenza A or the H1N1 virus. She will be out of school until it is safe for her to return."
"As a precaution for all children, the Daycare will be closed Monday and Tuesday while a deep cleaning is being done," the website said. "Although not required to close by the state licensing board, the school made the decision to to clean and disinfect every nook and cranny, including washing the walls, in order to take extraordinary precautionary steps. If you have a child in the Daycare, we appreciate your making alternate plans for child care during these two days while our Faculty and Staff also cope with this loss."
"We encourage your prayers for this family while they cope with this unthinkable tragedy, and they appreciate your respect for their privacy during this time. Our hearts go out to them. We will let you know when funeral arrangements are made.
"With a deep sense of loss,
Roger Yancey, Headmaster
Ruth Ann Palmer, Lower School Principal
Ruth Rushing, Daycare/Preschool Director"
