k1032 BC-KS-SwineFlu-Death 11-20 0163
Published on -11/20/2009, 11:04 AM
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Topeka-area woman, 48, dies from swine flu
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas officials say a 75-year-old man from the Topeka area has died of swine flu, bringing to 19 the state's total deaths related to the illness.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday that the man had underlying health condition putting him at greater risk from the H1N1 virus.
No other information about the man is being released. The agency says the death was reported to the state Wednesday. Swine flu was confirmed by lab tests on Nov. 4.
Cases of swine flu have been confirmed in 89 of the state's 105 counties since late April.
