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Health officials have been warning that this was inevitable for several days.
Still, it is a very sad milestone.
A 23-month old child has died in Texas from the Swine Flu virus.
This report from Maggie Fox, of Reuters News.
U.S. has first death from swine flu
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Maggie Fox, Health And Science Editor – 9 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A baby in Texas has died from the new H1N1 swine flu, the first U.S. death from the virus, a CDC official said on Wednesday.
It is the first death from swine flu reported outside Mexico, the country hardest hit by the influenza outbreak. The official gave no other details on the case. U.S. officials have confirmed 65 cases of swine flu, most of them mild but with five hospitalizations in California and Texas.
"I can confirm very sad news coming out of Texas -- that a child has died from the H1N1 virus," Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CNN.
