More info on the Dalton case
NO underlying health problems in 2nd grader
Dalton H1N1 Victim Called A Model Student
Paul Crawley
Updated 10/2/2009 10:38:21 AM
http://www.11alive.com/includes/tools/print.aspx?storyid=135878
DALTON, GA - Those who knew the bright second grader at Dalton’s City Park Elementary School describe 7-year-old Candy Chen as the kind of student every teacher and ever student loves.
“She was the type of child that would reach out to everybody,” Principal Rick Little told 11 Alive News, “If somebody needed a friend in the classroom, she would be that friend.”
Wednesday afternoon, principal Little had the somber task of sending home a letter to parents of Candy Chen’s fellow students telling them she had died earlier in the day.
The girl’s family didn’t want to talk to the news media Thursday, but local health officials confirmed the child was hospitalized about a week ago and passed away Wednesday morning.
She is now the 14th confirmed death in Georgia from the H1N1 flu and the first in North Georgia’s Whitfield County.
What makes her case unusual is that, as far as anyone knows, Candy Chen did not have the type of underlying health problems that usually prove fatal for H1N1 victims.
South Dakota reports first swine flu death
Associated Press - October 2, 2009 4:45 PM ET
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The state Health Department says South Dakota has recorded its first swine flu death.
The department says the patient was a Shannon County resident in the 40-49 age group who had underlying health conditions.
The department says the victim’s name and other details can’t be released due to state confidentiality statutes.
South Dakota has reported 191 lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu and 25 hospitalizations since the start of the 2009-2010 flu season.
The state expects to start offering H1N1 vaccine to high-risk groups such as pregnant women and young children by mid-October.
http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11249037
Pregnant woman with swine flu dies after delivery, baby fine
Posted: Oct 02, 2009 1:54 PM MST Updated: Oct 02, 2009 1:55 PM MST
http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=11248602
By Hannah Horne
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A pregnant woman died after delivering a baby within the last week. The woman had swine flu, according to her doctor.
A University of South Carolina School of Medicine doctor said the baby was delivered successfully and is doing well. So far it’s unclear whether the infant has the H1N1 virus.
Privacy laws protect the woman’s identity and specific information about her condition or treatment.