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San Diego County Tallies 3 New Swine Flu Deaths

Researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of swine flu vaccine June 18 in a plant in Taichung. Taiwan is set to mass-produce swine flu vaccine in October.
Patrick Lin
Researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of swine flu vaccine June 18 in a plant in Taichung. Taiwan is set to mass-produce swine flu vaccine in October.

San Diego County health officials are reporting three more swine flu deaths.

County health agency spokesman Tom Christensen says a total of 16 deaths have been tallied. San Diego currently leads the state in the number of deaths related to the virus.

The latest deaths reported Wednesday were a 32-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and a 49-year-old woman. Only the oldest woman had underlying medical conditions that may have contributed to her death.

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State officials report that as of Aug. 5, there have been 892 hospitalizations and 92 fatalities related to swine flu reported in California.