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Polk Has Ninth Swine Flu Death
By Robin Williams Adams
The Ledger
Published: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
BARTOW | Nine people in Polk County now have died from H1N1 swine flu, the latest a 66-year-old woman who died sometime within the past two weeks.
The Polk County Health Department announced her death today.
Like other adults who have died, she had underlying medical conditions that put her at higher than average risk, said Dr. Daniel Haight, director of the Polk County Health
Department. All but one of the deaths have occurred in adults. The only exception is a 4-year-old who had the flu and was recovering when she died of other, unrelated medical issues.
Florida records Polk County as having just eight swine flu deaths. That?s because one of the people who died had lived in Polk for a few months, but her flu was counted on the total of an area considered her home.
The Health Department doesn?t provide names or locations within the county for people who die from the H1N1 swine flu.
Polk Has Ninth Swine Flu Death
By Robin Williams Adams
The Ledger
Published: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
BARTOW | Nine people in Polk County now have died from H1N1 swine flu, the latest a 66-year-old woman who died sometime within the past two weeks.
The Polk County Health Department announced her death today.
Like other adults who have died, she had underlying medical conditions that put her at higher than average risk, said Dr. Daniel Haight, director of the Polk County Health
Department. All but one of the deaths have occurred in adults. The only exception is a 4-year-old who had the flu and was recovering when she died of other, unrelated medical issues.
Florida records Polk County as having just eight swine flu deaths. That?s because one of the people who died had lived in Polk for a few months, but her flu was counted on the total of an area considered her home.
The Health Department doesn?t provide names or locations within the county for people who die from the H1N1 swine flu.