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Second Boulder County person dies of swine flu
By Vanessa Miller
Posted: 09/29/2009 02:32:14 PM MDT
A second person who lives in Boulder County has died after coming down with the swine flu, bringing the total swine-flu related deaths in Colorado to three this season ? two of which happened in Boulder County.
A 40-year-old woman died Monday at Longmont United Hospital after first getting swine-flu symptoms Sept. 8, said Boulder County Public Heath spokeswoman Chana Goussetis. The woman, who had "significant underlying health conditions," was suffering from body aches and a low-grade fever that worsened over the next few days, Goussetis said.
She eventually developed shortness of breath, cough, aches, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, Goussetis said, and she died Monday. The first person to die after getting swine flu was a boy between age 10 and 17 on Sept. 15. That boy also had underlying health conditions that might have contributed to his death, Goussetis said.
The third person to die after getting swine flu this season was a Denver resident who was about 50. That person died Sept. 21 and had underlying health problems.
Public Health officials don't release the names of victims because of privacy laws.
This flu season began Sept. 1, said Lori Maldonado, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. That means a 41-year-old El Paso County woman who died in July isn't counted in the recent tallies, Maldonado said.
According to the state's most updated numbers, more than 170 people in Colorado have been hospitalized with the flu, and more than 90 have been confirmed as swine flu.
Second Boulder County person dies of swine flu
By Vanessa Miller
Posted: 09/29/2009 02:32:14 PM MDT
A second person who lives in Boulder County has died after coming down with the swine flu, bringing the total swine-flu related deaths in Colorado to three this season ? two of which happened in Boulder County.
A 40-year-old woman died Monday at Longmont United Hospital after first getting swine-flu symptoms Sept. 8, said Boulder County Public Heath spokeswoman Chana Goussetis. The woman, who had "significant underlying health conditions," was suffering from body aches and a low-grade fever that worsened over the next few days, Goussetis said.
She eventually developed shortness of breath, cough, aches, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, Goussetis said, and she died Monday. The first person to die after getting swine flu was a boy between age 10 and 17 on Sept. 15. That boy also had underlying health conditions that might have contributed to his death, Goussetis said.
The third person to die after getting swine flu this season was a Denver resident who was about 50. That person died Sept. 21 and had underlying health problems.
Public Health officials don't release the names of victims because of privacy laws.
This flu season began Sept. 1, said Lori Maldonado, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. That means a 41-year-old El Paso County woman who died in July isn't counted in the recent tallies, Maldonado said.
According to the state's most updated numbers, more than 170 people in Colorado have been hospitalized with the flu, and more than 90 have been confirmed as swine flu.