A Milwaukee adolescent is the fifth person to die of swine flu in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Bevan Baker said Tuesday the victim was an adolescent with a common underlying medical condition who died over the last 24 hours at a health care facility.

Two adults and one adolescent in Milwaukee had already died from the virus as well as a 12-year-old Wausau girl.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control show Wisconsin has had more than 6,000 cases — the most in the nation. State officials have attributed the high number to an early aggressive testing policy and the state having four laboratories to do the work.

Research by a UW-Madison flu expert released Monday shows the virus is more severe than ordinary winter flu.

Source/Full Story: GazetteXtra

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