Maine Has 2 More H1N1 Deaths
Pair Of Deaths In Penobscot County
POSTED: 6:27 pm EST December 2, 2009
UPDATED: 6:58 pm EST December 2, 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine — Two more people have died of complications from the swine flu in Maine, bringing the total of number of H1N1-related deaths to 11 in the state.
Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the two latest victims were between the ages of 50 and 65 years old and had serious underlying health conditions. They both were from Penobscot County.
Officials said while the H1N1 virus continues to be widespread spread in Maine the state is distributing increasing amounts of vaccine for the most high risk patients.
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3 more swine flu-related deaths reported in Utah
Associated Press - December 2, 2009 7:15 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Department of Health is reporting three more swine flu-related deaths.
The department said Wednesday the total number of deaths related to H1N1 this flu season is now at 23 as of Saturday.
The total number of hospitalizations related to both the seasonal flu and swine flu is 807, 37 more than reported last week.
In the meantime, some health departments across Utah are opening up swine flu vaccination clinics to the general public. They include the Davis County Health Department and Weber-Morgan Health Department.
The Bear River Health Department, Salt Lake Valley Health Department, Utah County Health Department and Southwest Utah Public Health Department, however, say they are still limiting H1N1 vaccinations to people in priority groups.
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