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H1N1-related death is N.L.'s 7th

Last Updated: Saturday, November 14, 2009 | 3:54 PM NT

CBC News

Another Newfoundland and Labrador resident died of H1N1-related causes on Saturday, the province's seventh swine flu fatality during the current pandemic.

A spokesperson for the Eastern Health Authority said a 29-year-old woman passed away at a hospital in eastern Newfoundland on Saturday afternoon.

The spokesperson said the woman had an underlying medical condition.

No other information about the woman, or the case, was released.

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