Fourth O.C. resident dies of flu
By COURTNEY PERKES / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A fourth Orange County adult has died from the flu, the county's Health Care Agency said Friday.
The unidentified woman, 46, had no underlying risk factors for complications, said spokeswoman Nicole Stanfield.
Orange County figures:
2009-10 H1N1 (swine) flu: 57 deaths
2011-12: 1 death
2012-13: 4 deaths
So far this season, the four deaths have been adults in their 40s or 50s. It's unknown whether they had been vaccinated. The first death occurred in late December.
By COURTNEY PERKES / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A fourth Orange County adult has died from the flu, the county's Health Care Agency said Friday.
The unidentified woman, 46, had no underlying risk factors for complications, said spokeswoman Nicole Stanfield.
Orange County figures:
2009-10 H1N1 (swine) flu: 57 deaths
2011-12: 1 death
2012-13: 4 deaths
So far this season, the four deaths have been adults in their 40s or 50s. It's unknown whether they had been vaccinated. The first death occurred in late December.