Baby Dies Of Pneumonia Related To H1N1; Case, Unrelated To Virus, Under Investigation

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed a second swine flu death in a southwestern Pennsylvania county.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office said a 5-month-old girl from the Uniontown area died on Nov. 9. The official cause of death was pneumonia, but the death was directly related to the H1N1 virus, according to the coroner.

Uniontown police said this case is under investigation but it's not related to the swine flu.

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Earlier this month, Danielle Shuckhart, of Connellsville, died from H1N1. The woman was in her early 30s and did not have any other medical conditions or ailments when she died, the medical examiner said.

Three people have died in Allegheny County and one person died in Butler County as a result of H1N1.

A total of 29 people have died of swine flu in Pennsylvania, and there have been 9,460 confirmed or probable cases of swine flu in the state.

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