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6 New Deaths Push Indiana H1N1 Fatalities To 28
State Reports Decline In New Illnesses
POSTED: 10:55 am EST November 19, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana State Department of Health said Thursday that an additional six people died from the H1N1 flu this week, pushing the total since June 1 to 28.However, incidents of influenza-like illness were down for the second straight week, although still above the peak for the 2008-09 flu season.Free H1N1 Flu ClinicsThe department doesn't release information about the circumstances of the deaths, but pre-existing conditions typically contribute to H1N1 fatalities.A total of two people have died in Indiana from seasonal flu so far this season, officials said.More than half the state's hospitals characterized the number of flu-related hospitalizations as more than average, down slightly from the previous week.Nearly 440,000 Hoosiers have received the H1N1 vaccination, and about two-thirds of health workers have been inoculated, officials said.
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