Prison H1N1 flu outbreak ‘under control’

The announcement was made in the wake of reports that two inmates had succumbed to the disease.
“They died during the outbreak but the two were at high risk because they had underlying respiratory problems,” the Corrections Department said.
The department said 375 of the prison’s more than 1,600 inmates plus four officials there had developed flu-like symptoms.
All of them are being treated for H1N1.
The Corrections Department said an inmate was diagnosed with a high fever and coughing around July 23 but it was not until July 29 that lab tests confirmed he had H1N1, meaning the outbreak had been brought under control quickly.