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Posted at: 11/04/2009 10:48 PM More H1N1 Deaths(ABC 6 NEWS) – Shock and sadness tonight after friends and family learn a single mother of three from Wisconsin has died of the H1N1 flu virus. 48-year-old Debbie Lindstrom died on Tuesday at Mayo Clinic in Rochester from complications from H1N1. Now the Minnesota Department of Health confirms three more deaths in this state. Including, a Hennepin County resident in their 50s, a Fillmore County resident in their 20s, and a Winona County resident in their 70s. The sad news continues in Iowa as well. Today, health officials there confirm four more H1N1 flu deaths. Including adults from Dubuque County, Polk County, Mills County and Monona County. All but one had underlying medical conditions. That makes 11 confirmed H1N1 flu deaths in Iowa. Local parents say new numbers continue to cause concern, especially hitting so close to home. Parents Anne and Nick Ryan are getting their son vaccinated to protect him from the H1N1 virus. It’s one way they're putting their fears to rest. "I listen to the news a lot so I hear the numbers rising every day," Nick Ryan says. And that's just what happened Wednesday. Department of Health officials reported that the virus has claimed three more lives in Minnesota, all of who had underlying health problems. "Influenza is never anything we should take lightly, it is a very serious disease for those people with serious complications or with underlying health complications," says Kari Etrheim, Health Education Manager of Olmsted County Public Health. So far, a total of fifteen Minnesotans have died since the virus first appeared in the state. But Olmsted County Health officials continue to work together to make sure the number doesn't grow any larger. "We’re trying to do everything we can and the H1N1 vaccine is just one more thing in our arsenal," Etrheim says. In fact, Etrheim says the vaccine is becoming more available in the area. "The H1N1 vaccine is finally beginning to arrive in the community. Both the Olmsted Medical Center and Mayo Clinic are taking appointments for patients for the H1N1 vaccine priority groups," Etrheim says. She says all indications are that the vaccine will continue to arrive in the community as this flu season continues. The Minnesota Department of Health also released new numbers regarding H1N1 in the classroom. 137 schools reported outbreaks last week, that's down dramatically from 288 the week before.
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