H1N1 Deaths in Northwestern Ontario

The H1N1 flu virus has claimed its first lives in northwestern Ontario.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says two Thunder Bay residents - a man and a woman - have died of the flu, but both had underlying health conditions.

A Health unit representative wouldn't say exactly when the deaths took place, only saying they occurred over the past week.'

There have also been reports circulated of a Dryden man dieing as a result of the flu, but the Northwestern Health Unit says those reports are no true.