2 more die from H1N1 flu infections

Funeral for Waseca hospital administrator slated for today

By Associated Press, | Albert Lea TribuneTribune staff | Albert Lea Tribune

Published Thursday, October 29, 2009

WASECA — Minnesota health officials say two more H1N1 flu deaths are confirmed in the state.

The latest victims are an adult from south-central Minnesota with no underlying health conditions and an adolescent from the Twin Cities who did have underlying health conditions. The deaths were reported last week.

That brings the number of H1N1-flu related deaths in Minnesota to 12 since the H1N1 virus was first identified in the state.

The Health Department says 288 schools around Minnesota reported outbreaks of influenza-like illness last week. That’s up from 230 schools reporting outbreaks the previous week.

The south-central Minnesota death is the 54-year-old administrator of the Waseca Medical Center — Mike Milbrath. According to the Waseca County News, he died after being diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus.

He died Saturday night at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato. He’s survived by his wife, and three daughters and his parents.

Milbrath joined the medical center as the administrator in December 1995. He helped guide the organization to an affiliation with Immanuel St. Joseph’s and the Mayo Health System.

A funeral service will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca. Visitation was held on Wednesday from 3 p.m.to 8 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home.

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