A Chesapeake woman is reportedly the first swine flu death in the Commonwealth.
The Washington Post writes that the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but officials are saying that swine flu, called the H1N1 virus, is one of the factors.
According to the Post, the woman lived at the Southeastern Virginia Training Center, a facility that supports persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
As of last Friday, there were 29 cases of swine flu in Virginia, including six in Northern Virginia, three in Fairfax, two in Arlington and one in Loudoun County.