King county has first swine flu death
A man in his 70s has become the first King County resident to die from H1N1 “swine” flu, health officials said today.
The man, who had been hospitalized, died on June 11th, but it was only today that the state laboratory was able to confirm that he did, indeed, have H1N1 influenza.
To date, 47 people have been hospitalized in King County with H1N1 flu, and there have been 524 people confirmed cases.
Most of the cases have been mild to moderate. Health officials think there have been many cases that have not been reported.
The swine flu outbreak is still ongoing with new cases being reported across the country and worldwide. It is expected to wane locally as summer progresses but to return in the fall.
For more information about Swine flu:
Visit Public Health – Seattle & King County’s H1N1 information page.
Other sources of information
Swine Flu and You
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/influenza_porcina_usted.htm (Espanol)
Facts about Swine Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm (Espanol)
Preventing the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_003 (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/espanol/habits.htm (Espanol)
Latest news from CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/ (Espanol)
Symptoms and precautions from the Washington State Department of Health
English (PDF)
Spanish (PDF)
Chinese (PDF)
Korean (PDF)
Russian (PDF)
Vietnamese (PDF)
Large type (PDF)
Questions about swine flu?
Call King County’s Swine Flu Hotline
877-903-KING (5464)
Related posts:
- Six more cases of swine flu suspected in King County
- Ten cases of probable H1N1 swine flu now identified in King County
- Confirmed H1N1 swine flu cases top 400 in U.S., 21 suspected and 7 confirmed cases in King County
- H1N1 confirmed swine flu cases top 2600 in U.S., 128 cases and one death in Washington state–CDC
- H1N1 swine flu update
