Two more deaths have been reported due to H1N1 influenza in Maine, bringing the total to nine since August, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control.
State health officials say the latest victims include an Androscoggin County resident and a Franklin County resident, both 25 to 65 years of age who have died this week. Maine CDC Director Dr. Dora Anne Mills says both had multiple serious underlying conditions.
This past week, 31 Maine people have been hospitalized after contracting the disease, including eight children. Three of these hospitalizations were to intensive care units, officials say.
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