SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 28, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A second Illinois resident
has died after contracting H1N1 flu, the state Department of Public Health
reported.
Illinois state health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold said the person who died was
a suburban Cook County resident who had other significant medical conditions
that increased vulnerability to the H1N1 virus, the department said Wednesday in
a statement.
People who have had close contact with the woman have received appropriate
medical attention, the statement said.
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reported 7,927 confirmed cases of
H1N1 flu, formerly called swine flu, and 11 deaths as of Wednesday, its latest
update. The CDC statistics do not include the Illinois death.
The World Health Organization reported 48 countries have officially reported
13,398 confirmed cases of H1N1 infections, including 95 deaths as of Wednesday.
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