Posted at: 11/02/2009 2:31 PM
Updated at: 11/02/2009 2:32 PM
By: Chris Rooney
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Young person's death linked to H1N1
ALBANY - The Albany County Health Department says an adolescent has become the first person in the county to die of complications related to the swine flu.
The young person died last week.
The Health Department says the youth had a longstanding underlying medical condition and flu-like symptoms prior to death. Tests results on Monday confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus.
The Health Department points out that the majority of U.S. children who have died from H1N1 had underlying health problems that put them at greater risk. They say most people who contract swine flu do not become seriously ill.
The news of the death in Albany County comes on the same day as word of an H1N1-related death at Glens Falls Hospital. Warren County Health Services officials say an adult woman died Saturday after complaining of flu-like symptoms. It has since been confirmed the patient had H1N1.
The names of both the Albany County child and the Warren County woman are not being released.
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