SC has first H1N1 flu death

[dgibby]

A Midlands child with serious health issues has become South Carolina's first swine flu fatality, health officials said Monday while cautioning residents not to panic.

"This was a child with a very serious underlying health condition that left them susceptible to opportunistic infections," said Thom Berry, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. "It's not something that people should panic about but a tragic example of how this particular strain of influenza can be deadly."

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Around the state, there have been 522 cases of swine flu confirmed, including 61 new cases the week ending Aug. 22, according to DHEC. Some 7,983 cases and 522 deaths have been confirmed nationwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Also, two men in their 30s are in critical condition in a Georgetown County hospital with the disease. One of the men has underlying conditions that are contributing to the illness, according to a DHEC epidemiologist.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/01/state-has-first-swine-flu-death/

[MidwestTransplant]

1. The same day their Lt. Governor is outed. A coincidence? I think not. Next comes a hurricane.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. Hurricanes we can handle.

Sanford, DeVarmint, and Graham have done as much damage in their own way.

I'll give Bauer this. He is the only one of them who has been talking about jobs lately.

[dgibby]

3. I think Bauer has really settled down since his plane crash.

I'd much prefer to have him as Gov. Sanford can't hit the door fast enough to suit me.

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. Like I said.

He's the only one mentioning anything but the word "NO."

I keep trying to figure out what Bobby Harrell is up to.