Commonground
Senior Moderator
Flu activity, however, has diminished somewhat over the last few weeks.
Story updated at 3:13 PM on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
A 57-year-old Duval County woman died Saturday of the swine flu, health officials said today.
The death is the 13th in Duval since the novel virus, technically known as H1N1, first appeared last April. Statewide, lab tests have confirmed 139 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health.
State disease-surveillance efforts show localized flu activity in Duval for the week that ended Wednesday. As recently as a few weeks ago, the flu was widespread, the highest category on the state's rating system.
During the same period, the flu also was localized in Baker and Clay counties and was sporadic, one step down, in Nassau and St. Johns.
-snip-
http://jacksonville.com/news/2009-10-29/story/duval_county_records_13th_swine_flu_death
Story updated at 3:13 PM on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
A 57-year-old Duval County woman died Saturday of the swine flu, health officials said today.
The death is the 13th in Duval since the novel virus, technically known as H1N1, first appeared last April. Statewide, lab tests have confirmed 139 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health.
State disease-surveillance efforts show localized flu activity in Duval for the week that ended Wednesday. As recently as a few weeks ago, the flu was widespread, the highest category on the state's rating system.
During the same period, the flu also was localized in Baker and Clay counties and was sporadic, one step down, in Nassau and St. Johns.
-snip-
http://jacksonville.com/news/2009-10-29/story/duval_county_records_13th_swine_flu_death