TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old northeast Kansas woman who had swine flu has died, bringing to 23 the number of Kansans who have died after contracting the virus.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the woman had an underlying health condition that made her more susceptible to swine flu complications.
The agency reported the death Monday. State officials are providing no other details, except to say the woman was not from the Topeka or Kansas City metropolitan areas.
The department said her swine flu case was confirmed in October and her death was reported to the state last week.
Swine flu has been reported in 91 of Kansas’ 105 counties since late April.
