Jun 2, 2009 8:44 am US/Eastern
Baby With Swine Flu Dies In NYC
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
A child has become the fifth person in New York City to die with swine flu. The medical examiner is doing tests to determine what role the virus played in the baby's death.
The Health Department has refused to release the victim's name or say what borough the child lived in.
However, the Daily News identified the child on Monday as 11-week-old Steven Montanez of the Bronx. The family told the newspaper that the baby had the flu when his aunt found him unconscious on Thursday.
The swine flu outbreak began in New York City in April. Authorities say most cases of the virus have been mild.
The first four people who died ranged in age from 34 to 55.
Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced another school closure due to swine fly.
P.S. 209 in the Bronx closed on Tuesday, June 2 and will reopen on Monday, June 8.
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