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Fairfield County sees first reported death from H1N1
Posted on 11/16/2009
NORWALK
By CHASE WRIGHT
Hour Staff Writer
The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed six additional deaths from the novel H1N1 "swine flu" virus, including the first reported fatality in Fairfield County.
The victim is described as a Fairfield County resident between the ages of 70 and 79. The exact time the death was reported was not immediately released.
Since mid-October, the DPH has reported confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in waves. The first wave of the 2009 pandemic -- in which 10 deaths were reported -- began in April and peaked in June.
The second wave, beginning Aug. 30 and ending Nov. 10, brings the state death count to 16 and the total number of confirmed cases in to 2,436.
Fairfield County sees first reported death from H1N1
Posted on 11/16/2009
NORWALK
By CHASE WRIGHT
Hour Staff Writer
The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed six additional deaths from the novel H1N1 "swine flu" virus, including the first reported fatality in Fairfield County.
The victim is described as a Fairfield County resident between the ages of 70 and 79. The exact time the death was reported was not immediately released.
Since mid-October, the DPH has reported confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in waves. The first wave of the 2009 pandemic -- in which 10 deaths were reported -- began in April and peaked in June.
The second wave, beginning Aug. 30 and ending Nov. 10, brings the state death count to 16 and the total number of confirmed cases in to 2,436.