Kenosha Co. Reports H1N1 Death

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha County health department says the death of a local adult is related to the swine-flu virus.

The department didn’t reveal any information about the person due to privacy concerns.

County nursing director Cynthia Johnson says the person had underlying medical conditions. She says tests are under way to confirm that the death was related to the virus.

If it is, it would be Kenosha County’s first such death.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services spokesman Seth Boffeli says as of Wednesday, the state had 14 swine-flu-related deaths since the spring.

The official count won’t be updated until Wednesday. But Boffeli says it could include the Kenosha County death, as well as two other deaths in La Crosse and Rock counties, pending further tests.