Miami-Dade County boy is Florida's first swine flu death

Miami-Dade County boy is Florida's first swine flu death

MIAMI - A 9-year-old-boy from Miami has become the first in the state to die from the H1N1 swine flu, state and local health officials said today.County health officials were holding a news conference in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood this morning to announce more details.
The boy was among 417 confirmed cases of the new virus that have been confirmed in the state, the large majority of which have been mild and did not require the patients be hospitalized, officials of the Florida Department of Health said.
The department's most recent official count of swine flu infections was issued last week reporting 114 cases in Miami-Dade, 68 in Broward County and 20 in Palm Beach County, but those numbers are much higher.
Broward County is up to 82 cases, Miami-Dade 143 and Palm Beach County at nearly 40, health officials from the counties said.

By Mike Clary and Bob LaMendola Staff Writers
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