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Boston announces first swine-flu death of the fall

The Boston Public Health Commission reports a 65-year-old man with "multiple underlying health conditions" died of H1N1 on Oct. 31. Test results confirming H1N1 infection came back yesterday, the commission says.

He is Boston's fifth H1N1 death, the commission says. The others died during the spring outbreak.

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Good to know H1N1

By Anonymous | Tue, 11/10/2009 - 4:44pm

Good to know H1N1 is not as lethal as we have been cautioned.

Spring outbreak!

By Chad "Rad" Murphy (not verified) | Tue, 11/10/2009 - 4:52pm

Woo hoo! Par-taaaaaayyyy!

Oh wait, never mind.

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