DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- The Iowa Department of Public Health is now reporting four additional 2009 H1N1 flu related deaths in the state.
The victims reported Wednesday are identified as an adult in Dubuque County, an adult in Polk County, an adult in Mills County, and an adult in Monona County. All but one individual had medical conditions that increased the risk of complications.
To date, Iowa has reported 11 confirmed H1N1 deaths in the state, including ten adults and one child.
The IDPH medical director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, says that while school-age children have been most affected by the swine flu virus over the past several weeks, surveillance is starting to show an increase in adult illness.
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