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First Swine Flu Death in Shasta County
Contributor: Kelli Saam
Email: ksaam@khsltv.com
Last Update: 8/20 10:15 pm
Shasta County has it's first confirmed death from swine flu. A 52-year-old woman from Washington State became ill with flu-like symptoms on July 30th while visiting Siskiyou County. The patient was hospitalized August 4th in Siskiyou County, and was transferred to a Redding hospital where she was diagnosed with H1N1. The patient died August 16th after 12 days of hospitalization. This is the first person to be hospitalized in Siskiyou County from the H1N1 virus, and the first related death in Shasta County.
To date, there has been only 1 lab defined case of H1N1 infection in a Siskiyou County resident.
Flu-like symptoms that have been associated with confirmed hospitalized cases of H1N1 include fever above 101 degrees, and cough.
First Swine Flu Death in Shasta County
Contributor: Kelli Saam
Email: ksaam@khsltv.com
Last Update: 8/20 10:15 pm
Shasta County has it's first confirmed death from swine flu. A 52-year-old woman from Washington State became ill with flu-like symptoms on July 30th while visiting Siskiyou County. The patient was hospitalized August 4th in Siskiyou County, and was transferred to a Redding hospital where she was diagnosed with H1N1. The patient died August 16th after 12 days of hospitalization. This is the first person to be hospitalized in Siskiyou County from the H1N1 virus, and the first related death in Shasta County.
To date, there has been only 1 lab defined case of H1N1 infection in a Siskiyou County resident.
Flu-like symptoms that have been associated with confirmed hospitalized cases of H1N1 include fever above 101 degrees, and cough.