Fifth swine flu death in Suffolk County

HAUPPAGE, NY - A fifth person with a confirmed case of swine flu has died in Long Island's Suffolk County.
County health officials say the latest victim was a woman from the Town of Babylon who was between 55 and 65 years old and had "multiple underlying medical problems."

Suffolk Health Commissioner Dr. Humayun Chaudhry says the woman was hospitalized a month ago, was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus on June 23 and died on Saturday.

Suffolk County has reported 136 confirmed cases of swine flu.

Most of the people with confirmed cases of the virus have recovered or are recovering. n

assau County has reported one death from swine flu, a young woman who had just given birth.