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6th person in state with swine flu dies

By Staff | Jul 8, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) – A 19-year-old woman from Pennsylvania became the sixth person with swine flu to die in Florida, health officials said Tuesday.

They didn’t identify the woman but said she was visiting central Florida and was hospitalized in Orlando prior to her death.

Health officials said the cause of death was still being determined but it was believed to be related to the swine flu.

“This person posed no additional risks to the community’s health whatsoever,” said Dr. Kevin Sherin, director of the Orange County Health Department.

Florida has had more than 940 cases and five other deaths related to swine flu. Three deaths were in Miami-Dade County, one was in Broward County and another one was in Seminole County in the Orlando area.