Wednesday, October 28, 2009
RI girl who died had swine flu, officials say
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gov. Don Carcieri (Kuh-CHEER'-ee) is urging Rhode Islanders who feel sick to stay home as he announces that a Bristol girl who died earlier this week tested positive for swine flu.
The child, a student at St. Philomena School in Portsmouth, died Monday. Though the girl tested positive for the H1N1 strain of swine flu, the exact cause of death has not been determined.
Carcieri should people with flu-like illness should stay home and also keep their children out of school if they feel sick.
State Health Director David Gifford says it's believed to be Rhode Island's fourth swine flu-related death since the illness was discovered last spring.
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