NATIONAL BRIEFING / ILLINOIS
A Chicago resident has died of the H1N1 influenza, the first death in Illinois and the 12th nationally from the illness, health authorities said.
Authorities in Mexico, where the flu outbreak was identified in April, announced three more deaths, raising its total to 83, and Canada reported its second death.
Before the latest reports, the World Health Organization tallied at least 91 deaths around the globe from more than 12,500 cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 10 deaths and 6,700 cases in the U.S. New York health officials reported another death over the weekend.
The victim in Chicago, who died over the weekend, had other medical conditions, authorities said.
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