Swine flu claims 10th victim in Kern County
By Jose Gaspar, Eyewitness News Video BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Kern County Public Health officials have confirmed the death of a 47-year-old Bakersfield woman is related to the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.
The woman was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in downtown. She becomes the 10th person to die from swine flu in Kern County so far this year.
Meanwhile, the effort to vaccinate against swine flu continues. Around 1,200 doses were administered Tuesday at a vaccine clinic at North High School.
County health officials aren’t sure exactly when more vaccine will be arriving, only to say the next batch could come at any time.
Private providers are also starting to get the vaccine, and that is expected to reduce the long lines of people at county-run vaccine clinics.
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two new deaths in Winona and Fillmore counties, Minnesota....
Swine flu cause of death of Winona, Fillmore county residents
The recent deaths of two area residents, one from Winona County and the other from Fillmore County, were caused by swine flu, Minnesota Department of Health officials reported Wednesday afternoon.
The Winona County resident in his or her 70s and the Fillmore County resident in his or her 20s each had underlying medical conditions, said John Stine, MDH assistant commissioner for health protection. Officials did not release the identities of the two.
The two local deaths are among three new deaths attributed statewide to swine flu, officials reported. All of the deaths likely occurred within the last three weeks, but officials could not provide specifics on when each person died.
Health officials say 15 people have died from swine flu and one from an unspecified flu-like illness since the H1N1 virus was first identified in Minnesota.
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