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Puerto Rico reports H1N1 death

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 1:10 PM

One person has died from the H1N1 virus in Puerto Rico.



The Health Department says the victim was a 27-year-old man who had a history of asthma.



He died on July 6 but the cause was not confirmed until yesterday.



Meanwhile, the health department says another eight deaths are being investigated.



Puerto Rico says 35 cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed so far in that country.