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Houston-Area's H1N1 Death Toll Now 10
Updated: Monday, 12 Oct 2009, 3:43 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 12 Oct 2009, 1:16 PM CDT
* MENA EL-SHARKAWI
HOUSTON - At least 10 Houston-area residents, including a baby and possibly a minor, have died because of swine flu, FOX 26 News has learned.
The death toll includes six residents of Harris County; two from Fort Bend County; one from Brazoria County and one from inside the Houston city limits.
Four of the Harris County deaths occurred between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9, said Rita Obey, a spokeswoman with the Harris County health department. The first two deaths were reported in late July.
Three of the victims were women; two of them were between the ages of 25 and 49, and the other between 50 and 64, Obey said.
The two men who died in late July were between the ages of 24 and 27, she said; a man who died Oct. 7 was older than 65.
Harris County's death toll does not include the number of deaths reported inside in the Houston city limits, Obey said.
However, the city of Houston reported its H1N1 casualty last week when an autopsy report confirmed that swine flu was the primary cause of an inmate's death. Harris County Jail inmate Kenneth Lane Beckett, 27, died on Sept. 25 after he was taken a few days earlier to Ben Taub General Hospital.
Fort Bend County Health Department Spokesman David Whamoe said someone between the ages of 10 and 18 died in May, and a child between 0 and 6 months died in September.
Brazoria County Health Department Director Dr. Leo Gorman said the state's health department notified the county of a Brazoria County resident's death, but no other details were provided.
Montgomery County Health Department officials did not have their numbers immediately available.
-- Learn How to Prevent Yourself from Getting Swine Flu: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/subindex/health/swine_flu
Houston-Area's H1N1 Death Toll Now 10
Updated: Monday, 12 Oct 2009, 3:43 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 12 Oct 2009, 1:16 PM CDT
* MENA EL-SHARKAWI
HOUSTON - At least 10 Houston-area residents, including a baby and possibly a minor, have died because of swine flu, FOX 26 News has learned.
The death toll includes six residents of Harris County; two from Fort Bend County; one from Brazoria County and one from inside the Houston city limits.
Four of the Harris County deaths occurred between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9, said Rita Obey, a spokeswoman with the Harris County health department. The first two deaths were reported in late July.
Three of the victims were women; two of them were between the ages of 25 and 49, and the other between 50 and 64, Obey said.
The two men who died in late July were between the ages of 24 and 27, she said; a man who died Oct. 7 was older than 65.
Harris County's death toll does not include the number of deaths reported inside in the Houston city limits, Obey said.
However, the city of Houston reported its H1N1 casualty last week when an autopsy report confirmed that swine flu was the primary cause of an inmate's death. Harris County Jail inmate Kenneth Lane Beckett, 27, died on Sept. 25 after he was taken a few days earlier to Ben Taub General Hospital.
Fort Bend County Health Department Spokesman David Whamoe said someone between the ages of 10 and 18 died in May, and a child between 0 and 6 months died in September.
Brazoria County Health Department Director Dr. Leo Gorman said the state's health department notified the county of a Brazoria County resident's death, but no other details were provided.
Montgomery County Health Department officials did not have their numbers immediately available.
-- Learn How to Prevent Yourself from Getting Swine Flu: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/subindex/health/swine_flu