Boston (WBZ Newsroom) -- A 65-year-old Boston man is the first death linked to 2009 H1N1 influenza in Boston this fall.
The Boston Public Health Commission announced the death Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of a Boston resident from illness associated with H1N1. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends", said Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission.
The patient, who had multiple underlying health conditions, was hospitalized Oct. 14. He tested positive for Influenza Type A and died Oct. 31.
Boston health officials were notified Nov. 9 that state laboratory test results came back positive for H1N1.
The patients death is the fifth attributed to H1N1 influenza in Boston and the 14th in Massachusetts since the pandemic began in the spring.
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