HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Another person has died from the H1N1 flu in Allegheny County -- the second death attributed to the virus in as many months.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that the victim was a man in his 50s who also had underlying health conditions.
The man died earlier in October, according to the state health department, which did not identify him.
A 27-year-old man who died in September was the county's first fatal case of H1N1 flu. That person's name was never released publicly.
Be Prepared: Get All The Facts On Our H1N1 PageSo far, Pennsylvania has received just 937,000 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
A massive shipment of 5 million is expected to pour into the state between November and January.
"We're hopeful -- by mid-to-late November -- to supply the vaccine so people can get it from their health care provider," said Dave Zazac, of the Allegheny County Health Department.
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