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Woman in Altamonte Springs is state's 2nd swine flu death

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The Associated Press

Published: June 24, 2009

Updated: 06/24/2009 05:59 pm

A 30-year-old woman with swine flu has died, likely becoming the second fatality in Florida since a worldwide outbreak began in April.

The woman died early Tuesday at Florida Hospital in Altamonte Springs, a suburb of Orlando. She had checked into the hospital earlier this month and had been placed in isolation. Seminole County health officials confirmed her case was swine flu last week.

Health officials won't have an official confirmation on the cause of death until next week.

The woman had high-risk complications that made her especially vulnerable to the flu's effects. Hospital officials refused to say which complications she had, but in general high risk factors include chronic heart problems, chronic lung problems, immune deficiencies, pregnancy and diabetes, Scott Brady, medical director of Florida Hospital Centra Care, said at a news conference today.

"This patient did have multiple conditions which would put her in the high risk category for complications of the influenza," Brady said.

As of last week, Florida has 562 confirmed and probable cases of swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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