By Johnny Jackson While the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as
the swine flu, has been connected to a recent death in Henry
County, health officials aren't sure it was the cause of the
death. District 4 Health Services Risk Communicator Hayla Hall
confirmed a case of H1N1 was found in a 45-year-old Henry County
woman who died on Feb. 13. "This is considered an
H1N1-associated death because lab specimens taken post-mortem
tested positive for H1N1 [on Feb. 17]," Hall said. "We do not
know if H1N1 is the cause of death." Hall said the agency could
not reveal whether the woman exhibited any signs of the virus
before her death. Two hospitalizations associated with the swine
flu were reported in Clayton County this year, according to
Veronda Griffin, spokeswoman for the Clayton County Board of
Health. The Georgia Department of Community Health reported
that, so far this year, there have been at least eight deaths
and more than 100 hospitalizations associated with H1N1
statewide. Flu pandemics have been known to pe