Saturday, October 17, 2009
Kentucky Reports Eighth Swine Flu Death
As swine flu deaths continue to mount in Kentucky, Pulaski County has reported its first swine flu death, while becoming the state's eighth. Health officials confirm a 28 year old man, with no underlying health conditions, died Thursday at Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center in Somerset. The hospital has activated its pandemic flu plan in which officials are limiting hospital visitation to those who are 18 years of age or older who do not show signs of flu, and people who enter the emergency room with flu-like symptoms are being kept in a separate waiting room while being treated in different areas of the hospital.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:44 PM 
