Gurnee woman's death partially attributed to H1N1 virus
Lake County Health officials said a 41-year-old woman from Gurnee has died in part due to the H1N1 virus.
Officials did not release the name of the woman, who apparently died from the flu on Oct. 23.
She was also suffering from other medical conditions prior to coming down with the potent Type A influenza, officials said.
Her death is the second swine flu death in Gurnee, and the second in Lake County, officials said.
Her death comes on the heels of a 5-year-old Hoffman Estates boy who died of complications from the H1N1 virus, officials confirmed.
Michael Siver, a kindergartener at Thomas Jefferson School in Hoffman Estates, died Saturday. Like many victims of H1N1, also known as swine flu, the boy had a chronic underlying medical condition, Cook County Health Department spokesman Sean McDermott said.
Those conditions could include breathing problems such as asthma, a weakened immune system or heart disease.
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