HOUSTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Two more U.S. states Friday reported the first death of A/H1N1 flu in their respective state, bringing the number of states that have deaths of the virus from 24 to 26.

    The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) said on its website on Friday that a 43-year-old woman in Cobb County had become the first victim of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the state.

    "I am saddened to report the first death of a Georgia citizen associated with the novel H1N1 virus," said DCH Commissioner and Acting Public Health Director Dr. Rhonda Medows.

    The DCH said the woman had underlying medical conditions, but did not immediately release additional information.

    There have been 143 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in Georgia and the state health officials urge Georgians to protect themselves through hand washing and other prevention measures to reduce transmission of the virus.

    Meanwhile, the Indiana Department of Health said on Friday that a resident of Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana had been confirmed as the first death in the state after the citizen died from complications related to the pandemic A/H1N1 flu.

    The department says it won't release any other information about the person for confidentiality reasons.

    Indiana has so far reported 273 confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu and more than 30 patients have been hospitalized since April.

    Earlier Friday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported combined 37,246 confirmed and probable cases of A/H1N1 flu in all the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and U.S. territory Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, with 211 deaths in 24 states.

    State and federal officials believe those cases -- which sought treatment and underwent testing -- are just the tip of the iceberg.

    They estimate more than 1 million Americans have been infected with the virus, though many probably had only mild symptoms.

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