Two More Iowans Die from H1N1 Flu

By Cindy Hadish

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Story Created: Sep 28, 2009 at 11:46 AM CDT

Story Updated: Sep 28, 2009 at 12:45 PM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS - The state’s second and third deaths from H1N1 flu were being reported this morning.

Curtis Dickson, director of Linn County Public Health, said both happened in eastern Iowa.

Dickson said in both the recent cases, the patients had “personal factors” that may have put them at high risk for H1N1-related complications. The two new cases were unrelated.

Dickson was referencing information from the Iowa Department of Public Health and could not say whether or not either of the deaths occurred in Linn County.

Iowa’s first death from H1N1 flu was announced in August.

That person was a middle-aged Eastern Iowan. No further information, including whether or not the person had an underlying medical condition, was released.

Unlike seasonal flu, H1N1 flu is disproportionately affecting the young. Most flu in Iowa is being reported in 5- to 24-year-olds.

Laboratory data shows nearly all influenza-like illnesses in Iowa are due to the novel H1N1 influenza virus.

Ten Iowans were hospitalized with H1N1 from Sept. 1 until Sept. 19, the most recent data available. That includes two people in Region 6, which includes Linn, Johnson and 12 surrounding counties.

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