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Jul 9, 2009 7:22 pm US/Pacific

Santa Cruz Woman With Swine Flu Dies

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Click to enlarge 1 of 1: A health worker wears a mask as a precaution against swine flu during the transfer of a patient to the hospital.
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A Santa Cruz woman who had been hospitalized with swine flu has died -- becoming the first fatality in the county linked to the pandemic, officials said Thursday.

Santa Cruz County's public health officer said the middle-aged woman, who died Tuesday, had underlying health problems that may have put her at risk for the flu.

Her identity was not released.

The California Department of Public Health said there have been 32 swine flu-related deaths in the state and 1,945 confirmed cases.

Health officials said there will likely be more deaths from swine flu throughout the nation before this pandemic ends.

They warned everyone to take commonsense precautions — such as frequent hand-washing — to prevent infection.