Monday, May 25, 2009

Chicagoan first to die of swine flu in Illinois

Tribune:
A Chicago resident became the first person in Illinois to die of swine flu, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday.

Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health would only confirm that the person was from Chicago and died over the weekend. Arnold refused to say what day the person died, the gender, or age of the victim, citing confidentiality and the wishes of the family.

The victim had underlying medical conditions but Arnold said that she did not know what those conditions were.

Arnold said officials have been been in contact with close family members of the person who died and that the Chicago Department of Public Health would be following up.

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