Boy, 6, most serious new H1N1 case in Vegas area

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LAS VEGAS (AP) " Health officials say seven more people have found to have infected with swine flu virus in the Las Vegas area, including a 6-year-old boy who was hospitalized with mild symptoms.

The new tally brings the number of confirmed cases in Nevada to 28.

The state Health Division says there haven't been any deaths in Nevada from the H1N1 virus, and the severity of illness for those affected has generally been mild.

Southern Nevada Health District spokeswoman Stephanie Bethel says that other than the boy, none of the other patients " males ages 16, 19, 24 and 35, and women ages 25 and 53 " were hospitalized.

Health officials previously reported 14 swine flu cases in Clark County, four in Reno, two in Carson City and one in Lyon County.

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