Miami-Dade Reports First H1N1 Swine Flu Death

Date: 6/15/2009

 

Source: CBS4

 

Link: http://cbs4.com/local/h1n1.flu.death.2.1046455.html

 

Main Points:

 

1. The Miami-Dade County Health Department has reported the first local death due to the H1N1 virus. A 9-year-old boy living in Miami-Dade County died from the H1N1 flu. The child's case was one of the 143 confirmed cases of swine flu in Miami-Dade County alone as of June 16, 2009.
2. "Our hearts go out to the family and friends for their loss," said Dr. Lillian Rivera, administrator of the Miami-Dade County Health Department.
3. The boy's death was also the first H1N1 swine flu death in the state of Florida. Across the state, there have been 417 confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu reported.

 Comments: The virus continues to spread at a fast pace, but it is not that bad yet.