PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

[Readymom]

Pennsylvania:

(3) more fatalities have been added to the PA DOH website for 12.01.09 that have not been in news reports.
They are for:Crawford (1), Delaware (1), and Montgomery (1) counties.

PA DOH: http://www.h1n1inpa.com/newsroom/pa-situation-update/
ToTAL Per PA DOH: 52


Adams-1
Allegheny-6
Armstrong-2
Beaver-1
Berks-3
Butler Co-1
Centre- 1
Chester -1
Clearfield-2
Columbia-1
Crawford -1 (NEW!)
Dauphin -1
Delaware -1 (NEW!)
Erie-1
Fayette-3
Huntingdon-1
Jefferson-1
Lebanon-1
Lehigh-2
Mercer-1
Montgomery-3 (1 New)
Philadelphia-11
Pike-1
Potter-1
Schuylkill 1
Tioga 1
Washington-1
Westmoreland-1
York-1
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TOTAL Per PA DOH: 52

NOTES:

TOTAL Questionable Entries: (4)

Clearfield Co --(1 entry) DOH Report 11.30.09 deleted (1) death for this county. They did not indicate which entry was deleted. I am keeping this entry on the list, due to lack of further information from DOH.

Greene Co --(1 entry) Still NOT on DOH website
PADeath#42-(GreeneCo)26y/oKevinBrown-Died 11.09.09

(2 entries)They still have NOT added in the two 'Blair County' deaths, either:
(Per this news report: "The number doesn't include the two Blair County swine flu patients, whose deaths the department hasn't confirmed were caused by the illness". Source: http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/co...id/524371.html )

 

[Readymom]

Re: PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

Pennsylvania:

(3) more fatalities have been added to the PA DOH website for 12.01.09 that have not been in news reports.
They are for:Crawford (1), Delaware (1), and Montgomery (1) counties.

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The Montgomery County death has been confirmed on 12.03.09:
Cottontop @ FluWiki

3rd swine flu death in Montco
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34252344/ns/local_news-delaware_valley_panj/

Levittown - A third Montgomery County resident died of swine flu complications last week.

The 57 year old Norristown woman died Nov. 28, according to the Montgomery County Health Department.

Like the previous two H1N1 flu-related deaths in the county, the unidentified woman had underlying health conditions. (Continued ...)

 

[Readymom]

Re: PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

Pennsylvania:

(3) more fatalities have been added to the PA DOH website for 12.01.09 that have not been in news reports.
They are for:Crawford (1), Delaware (1), and Montgomery (1) counties.

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Crawford County Fatality Confirmed:

Monotreme @ PFI

Inmate dies from swine flu
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_338233649.html
December 04, 2009

Swine flu is being blamed for the death of an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Cambridge Springs ? the first reported death due to H1N1 in Crawford County.

Pennsylvania Department of Health this week reported the death in its online update. Contacted Friday night, Crawford County Coroner Patrick McHenry confirmed that a prisoner died in the SCI?s infirmary about two weeks ago.

McHenry did not report the name or age of the deceased, and was not certain how long she had been incarcerated in Crawford County. Her death was investigated by Crawford County Assistant Coroner Scott Schell. Calls to Schell were not immediately returned.

McHenry said the victim?s health had been seriously compromised by a condition known as COPD ? chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive ailment that makes it hard to breathe. Those who suffer from COPD likely acquired the condition from an environmental situation such as work conditions with dangerous air quality, heavy smoking or drug use, for example, McHenry said. Coupled with serious flu symptoms, the combination is often life-threatening. (Continued ...)

 

[Readymom]

Re: PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

Pennsylvania:

(3) more fatalities have been added to the PA DOH website for 12.01.09 that have not been in news reports.
They are for:Crawford (1), Delaware (1), and Montgomery (1) counties.

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Confirmation on the 4th Montgomery County Fatality:

'Aurora' @ PandemicFluInformation

Fourth Montco resident dies from swine flu
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/new...urth-montco-resident-dies-from-swine-flu.html

By: JO CIAVAGLIA
The Intelligencer

Like the other three, the Royersford woman had underlying medical conditions.

Swine flu has claimed a fourth Montgomery County resident, the second one in less than two weeks.

The unidentified 36-year-old Royersford woman had underlying health problems that put her at high risk for flu complications, the county health department said. She died Nov. 25.

All four county swine flu-related deaths occurred in people with underlying medical conditions.

The most recent death was a 57-year-old Norristown woman on Nov. 28.

 

[Roehl_JC]

Re: PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

The H1N1 virus killed a Washington County woman over the weekend, making her the 18th victim of the so-called swine flu in Western Pennsylvania.

Liza Northrop Beale, 49, died of the virus Saturday, after being hospitalized in Washington County since Nov. 13 with flu-like symptoms, her cousin Tom Northrop said Sunday. He is publisher for Observer Publishing Co., where she worked for the past 25 years.

Beale became the fourth person in Washington County to die of the H1N1 virus, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Eighteen people have died from the H1N1 virus in the seven-county Pittsburgh region, and more than 60 have died from it across Pennsylvania.

In Allegheny County, six people have died from the disease, formally called the "influenza A/H1N1 virus." As of Friday, the state agency had confirmed 1,934 cases in Allegheny County and labeled 33 others as probable.

Health officials consider those most at risk to be 6 months to 24 years old or pregnant. Also at risk are those living with young children, health care providers, or those age 25 to 64 with certain medical conditions.

About 70 percent of those who contracted the virus in Pennsylvania are under 25, the Allegheny County Health Department said.

Symptoms normally include a fever of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit, cough, sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, head and body aches, chills and fatigue.

The Allegheny County Health Department administered vaccines ? by injection and nasal spray ? in Brookline on Saturday and in Squirrel Hill yesterday. Vaccinations are available at the health department's clinic at 3441 Forbes Ave. in Oakland. Vaccines are available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The clinic has extended hours on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

"We are seeing a significant decrease in the number of cases," state health department spokesman Stacy Kriedeman said yesterday. About 10,730 cases of the virus have been reported in Pennsylvania. "But we caution people not to be complacent because we still have a lot of flu activity going on."

An award-winning journalist, Beale had been general manager of The Almanac, the company's weekly newspaper in the South Hills, and editor of its Suburban Living and Southpointe Today magazines. She was the wife of William Beale.

"She was vivacious and happy, and extremely loyal to her family, the company and her friends," Tom Northrop said. "She was very involved in the community and picked things that she had a passion about."

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_656553.html

 

[Readymom]

Re: PA: (3) New Deaths on PA DOH Website 12.01.09

The H1N1 virus killed a Washington County woman over the weekend, making her the 18th victim of the so-called swine flu in Western Pennsylvania.

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Admin-can we move this post for Washington County to a separate post? It's not related to the two previous posts. It's a new death in another county. (Thanks!) -k