Another Suspected Swine Flu Death in Kanawha County

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Updated: 2:45 PM Nov 11, 2009

Another Suspected Swine Flu Death in Kanawha County
A second person from Kanawha County may have died from complications of the Swine Flu.


Posted:

2:29 PM Nov 11, 2009

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) --

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is investigating a possible second death in Kanawha County from complications of the Swine Flu.

The Director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department tells WSAZ.com the man was in his 50s.

Dr. Rahul Gupta said the man had been in the hospital for a while, but he's not sure if it was related to flu-like symptoms.

Dr. Gupta also pointed out this man had a long history of illness.

No other details are being released at this time.

This will be the second death in Kanawha County, if health officials find this latest death is in fact related to Swine Flu.

So far, there have been seven confirmed Swine Flu related deaths in West Virginia.

http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/69776447.html

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The patient had been hospitalized more than a month.
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CHARLESTON -- Kanawha County's top health officer says that a man who was admitted to a hospital more than a month ago, has died from complications resulting from flu-like symptons. Dr. Rahul Gupta is not saying if the death was related to the H1N1 virus.

There have been at least seven swine flu deaths in West Virginia.

Health officials are not releasing any more information about this recent Kanawha County death.

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