Breaking: 4th swine flu death in Illinois (26 Deaths In 24 Days In The U.S.)

June 3, 2009

A fourth person in the state has died from H1N1 swine flu, state and local health officials said today.

The latest death was a 20 year old woman from Chicago who died on May 30 at a Chicago hospital, said Tim Hadac, a spokesman for the Chicago department of public health.

The woman, who is not being identified, was hospitalized on May 23 with flu-like symptoms, Hadac said.

Illinois public health officials said in addition to the latest death, three other people, a second person from Chicago, a suburban Cook County resident and a Kane County resident have died from swine flu, said Melaney Arnold, an Illinois public health department spokeswoman.

Officials said all four people who died had other underlying medical conditions, though officials refused to say what those conditions were.

Officials said there are currently 1,268 confirmed swine flu cases in Illinois. According to the Centers for Disease Control Web site, 11,054 confirmed and probable cases exist in the country. According to the CDC, 17 people have died, though it only lists three deaths for Illinois.

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