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Woman in 50s is New York's 2nd swine flu death, US' 11th

MAY 25, 2009 02:15

A New York City woman died over the weekend of swine flu, becoming the city's second victim and America's 11th. The World Health Organization, as of Friday, had tallied more than 12,000 swine flu cases worldwide, with more than half of them in the United States. It counted at least 86 deaths, with 75 of those in Mexico. The New York woman, who was in her 50s, had other health conditions, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene spokeswoman Jessica Scaperotti said. No other information on her case was disclosed Sunday. Assistant public school principal Mitchell Wiener, who died May 17, was the city's first death from the virus. The 55-year-old had been sick for several days.

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