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Third H1N1 fatality reported in McLean Co.
By Paul Swiech | pswiech@pantagraph.com | Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 12:05 pm |
BLOOMINGTON -- A third McLean County resident has died because of the H1N1 influenza virus, the county health department reported Wednesday.
A 58-year-old woman died Tuesday, the health department said. She was admitted to a local hospital on Nov. 9 and later transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit.
The woman had underlying medical conditions but the health department does not publicly identify underlying medical conditions of H1N1 patients, said Cathy Coverston Anderson, health department assistant administrator.
"This is a very sober reminder that H1N1 can cause very serious illness and death in individuals," Coverston Anderson said. While the growth in the number of H1N1 cases has slowed, the virus continues to cause serious illness and death and not all of those people have had underlying medical conditions, she said.
Earlier this fall in McLean County, an 18-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman died of H1N1. Both had underlying medical conditions.
Statewide, H1N1 has caused 2,001 hospitalizations and 64 deaths, said the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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By Paul Swiech | pswiech@pantagraph.com | Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 12:05 pm |
BLOOMINGTON -- A third McLean County resident has died because of the H1N1 influenza virus, the county health department reported Wednesday.
A 58-year-old woman died Tuesday, the health department said. She was admitted to a local hospital on Nov. 9 and later transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit.
The woman had underlying medical conditions but the health department does not publicly identify underlying medical conditions of H1N1 patients, said Cathy Coverston Anderson, health department assistant administrator.
"This is a very sober reminder that H1N1 can cause very serious illness and death in individuals," Coverston Anderson said. While the growth in the number of H1N1 cases has slowed, the virus continues to cause serious illness and death and not all of those people have had underlying medical conditions, she said.
Earlier this fall in McLean County, an 18-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman died of H1N1. Both had underlying medical conditions.
Statewide, H1N1 has caused 2,001 hospitalizations and 64 deaths, said the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/article_f90aa330-df6d-11de-9419-001cc4c03286.html